Anti-China Legislator Puma Shen Under Fire for Father's Multi-Million Dollar Trade with Beijing Under 'Taiwan, China' Name

Around June 12, 2025, Puma Shen, a high-profile Democratic Progressive Party legislator in the Republic of China, faced overwhelming public backlash and accusations of double standards. Shen, renowned for his hardline 'Anti-China' stance, anti-cognitive warfare campaigns, and as a co-founder of the Kuma Academy, was exposed for his family's extensive commercial dealings with mainland China. Reports and opposition politicians revealed that Shen's father, Shen Tu-cheng, operated a trading company, 'Chao Yi Co., Ltd.,' which had long engaged in high-value trade with enterprises in the People's Republic of China (PRC), importing textiles and construction materials worth hundreds of millions of RMB for export to Latin America. Crucially, the company was registered under the designation 'Taiwan, China' in PRC customs declarations. Opposition lawmakers slammed Shen for hypocrisy, satirizing him as a 'Red Kuma' who preaches anti-communism while his family profits from trade with Beijing. Shen and his party defended the business, asserting it was normal international trade and that PRC firms were the ones profiting. Subsequently, the PRC's Taiwan Affairs Office officially announced sanctions against the company, revoking its customs registration. The scandal triggered severe political credibility issues for Shen and sparked intense national debate in the Republic of China regarding the conflicts between political ideology and private business interests.