It is generally acknowledged that the key to President Chen Shui-bian's (???) victory in the 2000 presidential election was his pledge to eradicate "black gold" politics.
Ironically, the notion of "black gold" became one of the hottest issues four years later as a fugitive businessman, Chen Yu-hao (???), who has had a long history of political connections with the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT), said that Chen had accepted political contributions from him in the last presidential election.
Chen Yu-hao's statements involved political motivations -- note his close connections to KMT Chairman Lien Chan (??) and Lien's running mate, People First Party Chairman James Soong (???).
Chen Yu-hao has been a heavyweight political donor for Lien and Soong.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/edit/archives/2004/02/14/2003098726
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