Within the Democratic Progressive Party , Lee is allied with the New Tide faction . Elected to the National Assembly in 1991 and again in 1996 , Lee launched his first campaign for a seat on the Legislative Yuan in 1998 . Shortly after the 1999 Jiji earthquake , Lee proposed a number of bills intended to aid rescue efforts . In his first term , Lee helped uncover a financial scandal involving Taiwan Pineapple Group and members of the Taiwanese judiciary dating back to November 1999 . That month , Lee and Michael Tsai were charged with libel by fellow legislator Lo Fu-chu . The pair had accused Lo of interference in a Yunlin County by-election in favor of Chang Jung-wei . For a portion of his first term in the Legislative Yuan , Lee served as DPP caucus convenor . He won reelection to the legislature in 2001 . In 2004 , an essay written by Lee titled '' New Culture Discourse '' was leaked . In it , Lee advocated keeping the Republic of China as Taiwan 's official name , stating " there will be no suitable environment in the next two or three decades for the Republic of China ( ROC ) to change its national name . " Reasons given for retaining the Republic of China included acceptance of the term by Taiwan 's citizens of both Hoklo and Mainlander descent . In addition , retention of the name was seen to appease the People 's Republic of China . Lee spent the end of his second legislative term advocating that the government acquire extensive military equipment . After winning reelection in December 2004 , he continued arguing for military upgrades . Lee was criticized by the Democratic Progressive Party in 2005 when he proposed that the party revoke its support of Taiwanese Independence and form a coalition with the People First Party . Lee and Lin Cho-shui resigned their legislative seats in November 2006 to protest the way a party-led investigation into Chen Shui-bian was being run
1999 Jiji earthquake
1999 Jiji earthquake
Lee Wen-chung