Michelle Lin

Michelle Lin

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Michelle Lin is a DPP legislator in Taiwan known for her focus on national security and cybersecurity issues. She has raised concerns about China's infiltration tactics and the complexities of tracking financial flows linked to espionage and covert operations. Lin advocates for reassessing legal frameworks related to cybersecurity to close loopholes that may endanger Taiwan's security.

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Michelle Lin criticized Kao, saying that although his actions were not illegal, it suggests disloyalty and a lack of commitment to the university, its faculty and students.

NTHU president scrutinized by peers
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-01
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Legislator Michelle Lin accused the opposition parties of attempting to paralyze the government.

Premier calls for speedy approval of nominees
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-01
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Michelle Lin is a Democratic Progressive Party Legislator who authored a bill proposing NT$210 billion for drone procurement over five years.

Military drone contract faces axe
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-14
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Michelle Lin is a Democratic Progressive Party Legislator whose version of the drone procurement bill was proposed for review.

Lawmakers send rival drone procurement bills to committee
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-03
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Democratic Progressive Party spokeswoman Michelle Lin said that the KMT's proposed budget would crowd out spending on social welfare, education, and local infrastructure.

KMT, TPP drone plans could squeeze welfare, education spending, Cabinet says
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-30
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Chen Cheng Yu

DPP Legislator Michelle Lin criticized Cheng Li-wun for blaming others for her travel obstacles.

KMT chair says US trip to reaffirm ‘one China’ policy
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-05-27
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Michelle Lin was charged for slapping and kicking Wang during a committee hearing.

Ten lawmakers indicted over legislative brawls
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-12
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Michelle Lin flew from Los Angeles to see the monks and has been following their journey for months.

19 buddistiska munkar vandrade 108 dagar till Washington DC
Dagens Nyheter·SwedenSweden· 2026-02-12
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Michelle Lin is among the lawmakers indicted for causing injury during the Legislative Yuan altercations.

Ten lawmakers indicted over Legislative Yuan brawls
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-12
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Michelle Lin called Li's citizenship situation a national security concern.

TPP’s Li not fit to be legislator: DPP and groups
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-04
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Michelle Lin questioned whether the Chinese Communist Party is planning to hand out care packages to expat communities over the Lunar New Year holiday.

China care packages a ‘united front’ tactic: OCAC
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-29
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Lee Yen Hui

Michelle Lin expressed skepticism about Huang's claim of accidentally taking classified materials.

TPP’s Huang accused of confidentiality rule breach
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-19
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Legislator Michelle Lin expressed concern about China's personnel monitoring Taiwanese abroad.

NSB monitoring China’s actions abroad
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-17
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DPP Legislator Michelle Lin wrote in a social media post on Saturday that China’s infiltration tactics are rapidly shifting toward more covert commercial-economic and cybertheft models.

Veterans’ council to bolster penalties for spying retirees
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-07
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Yen De Fa
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Puma Shen

DPP Legislator Michelle Lin called on people in Taiwan to support Japan in return for Abe's past support.

Lawmakers urge public to buy Japanese goods
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-21
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Michelle Lin stated that Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong reaffirmed his opposition to 'Taiwanese independence'.

Singapore trip unlikely over visa pressure: OCAC
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-12
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Michelle Lin accused the opposition parties of working together to dismantle Taiwan’s border control.

Green camp blames budget cuts for ASF outbreak
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-23
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Michelle Lin stated that evidence points to Huang as the mastermind behind efforts to undermine national security.

NSB probes funding for surveil, hacking teams
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-15
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Michelle Lin, chairwoman of the Taiwan-Poland inter-parliamentary amity association, said yesterday.

Foreign minister to speak at Warsaw forum
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-28
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Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Michelle Lin said Beijing has never stopped seeking to oppress Taiwan.

MOFA slams China for blocking art show in Kazakhstan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-21
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Michelle Lin is a DPP legislator who jointly proposed draft amendments with Wang Ting-yu regarding the pensions of retired generals.

MAC plans regular China ID checks
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-18
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Michelle Lin is a Democratic Progressive Party legislator who spoke to reporters in New Taipei City.

KMT resorting to ‘vote-buying’: DPP
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-07-13
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Michelle Lin is a phage scientist who assists in the laboratory work involving bacteria-eating viruses.

I found a bacteria-eating virus in my loo
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-06-28
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Michelle Lin, a DPP Legislator, highlights the need for stronger legal measures to prevent Chinese political infiltration in Taiwan's elections.

Regulate influencers’ contact with China: DPP
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-05-31
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Puma Shen

Legislator Michelle Lin inquired about the investigations during a meeting of the legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee.

Entertainers investigated for collusion - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-05-15
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DPP legislator Michelle Lin proposed an amendment to ensure that those handling investigations into national security contraventions have professional knowledge.

Amendments target China collusion - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-05-11
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DPP Legislator Michelle Lin said that Taiwan upholds freedom of movement.

MOI requests transparency in China travels
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-05-04
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DPP lawmakers, including Michelle Lin, said the bill allowing news media to bargain over the pricing of their content should still be in place.

Not the time for a news bargaining act: minister
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-05-01
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DPP Legislator Michelle Lin commented on the budget cuts and the ministry's inability to propose unlocking the frozen budget.

Budget cuts threaten foreign offices: Lin
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-21
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Michelle Lin, a DPP Legislator, defended the verification process of recall campaign signatures.

KMT complaints of persecution are groundless: DPP
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-16
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