Control Yuan

The Control Yuan (CY; Chinese: 監察院; pinyin: Jiānchá Yuàn; Wade–Giles: Chien1-ch'a2 Yüan4), one of the five branches of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan/ROC), is an investigatory agency that monitors the other branches of government. It may be compared to the Court of Auditors of the European Union, the Government Accountability Office of the United States, a political ombudsman, or a standing commission for administrative inquiry. Chang Po-ya is President of the Control Yuan.

Powers and responsibilities

  • impeachment
  • censure
  • supervision
  • audit
  • investigation of officials
  • receipt of petition complaints concerning officials
  • supervising of Examination Yuan exams for prospective government workers
  • Implementation of the freedom of information legislation (through Taiwan's Sunshine Acts) for financial transactions and gifts involving politicians
  • suggestion of corrective measures to correct issues of neglect or malfunction in the Executive Yuan
  • human rights protection
  • international collaboration with ombudsman and human rights institutions, including the International Ombudsman Institute
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    Notes from Central Taiwan: Eliminate the Control Yuan (and Examination Yuan, too)

    Taipei Times 23 Mar 2025
    The current group of 29 Control Yuan members, the 6th Control Yuan, was formally nominated by former president Tsai in June, 2020 and confirmed by the DPP-controlled legislature a month later.

    Taiwan in Time: The humble beginnings of Din Tai Fung

    Taipei Times 22 Mar 2025
    It was difficult to obtain a phone number then; Yang bought his from Control Yuan member Yang Yi-ta (楊貽達), who was also from Shanxi, and the restaurant still uses that number today.

    Lai promulgates this year’s budget and law changes

    Taipei Times 21 Mar 2025
    The opposition’s budget cuts to the Control Yuan were a “political retaliation,” Control Yuan Secretary-General Lee Chun-yi (李俊俋) told the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) in an interview published yesterday.

    Chinese Analysts Warn of US Dollar Stablecoins Reinforcing Dollar Dominance

    The Arabian Post 21 Mar 2025
    The internationalization of the yuan faces challenges, particularly due to China’s stringent capital controls, which limit the currency’s convertibility. These controls are in place to ...

    Ko has NT$55m confiscated by the Control Yuan

    Taipei Times 19 Mar 2025
    The Control Yuan yesterday confiscated NT$55.8 million (US$1.69 million) from former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) over contraventions of campaign finance laws while he was the Taiwan People’s Party’s (TPP) presidential candidate.

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    Manila Bulletin 19 Mar 2025
    The drone can be programmed to simply follow the vehicle, controlled directly from the vehicle’s infotainment display, or via the Ling Yuan app, available for smartphones ... Unfortunately, the Ling Yuan system is only available in China for now.

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    Cryptopolitan 19 Mar 2025
    Mansoor Mohi-uddin, Bank of Singapore’s chief economist, believes China will control the fall to prevent chaos, but it could let the currency slide to 8.2 yuan per dollar—the level before China abandoned its fixed exchange rate in 2005.

    Control Yuan seeks court measures to resolve budget hitch

    Taipei Times 18 Mar 2025
    The Control Yuan had budgeted NT$1.9 billion (US$57.58 million) for this fiscal year, including NT$800 million for personnel expenses and NT$240 million for operations ... “Some people say the Control Yuan is only pretending to be poor and miserable.

    Young couples redefine matrimony with modern takes on love, trust

    People Daily 17 Mar 2025
    "Rent was 1,400 yuan ($193) monthly; our mortgage is 2,400. For an extra 1,000 yuan, we own the walls we live in," she said ... Their 200,000-yuan bride price is funded entirely by his livestreaming earnings, she said.

    Control Yuan censures Taipei over MRT damage

    Taipei Times 15 Mar 2025
    The Control Yuan on Tuesday censured the Taipei Department of Rapid Transit Systems over damage the MRT Circular Line sustained after a major earthquake on April 3 last year ... The Control Yuan in Taipei is pictured in an undated photograph.

    Russia bypassing US sanctions with cryptocurrencies in oil trade

    Cryptopolitan 14 Mar 2025
    ... and Tether USDT to convert Chinese yuan to rubles ... They said a Chinese buyer deposits yuan into an offshore account controlled by an intermediary, which then converts the yuan to cryptocurrency.

    Russian oil firms use Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT for cross-border payments with China and India

    Cryptoslate 14 Mar 2025
    This strategy simplifies the conversion of Chinese Yuan and Indian Rupees into Russian Rubles, enabling ... Typically, a Chinese buyer deposits Yuan into an offshore account controlled by an intermediary.

    Towards a 'zero-waste enterprise': pollution control and carbon reduction at China's southernmost coal-fired power plant

    ECNS 14 Mar 2025
    Since the implementation of the environmental protection collaborative upgrade in 2018, the plant has invested over 230 million yuan in cutting-edge pollution control technologies, achieving ultra-super-low emissions.

    China secures arable land, advances ecological programs

    China Daily 11 Mar 2025
    In Inner Mongolia, authorities have distributed 1.5 billion yuan ($207.36 million) in wages for desertification control efforts, creating jobs and boosting incomes for more than 200,000 people, Guan said.

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    Bitcoin World 10 Mar 2025
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