▁the ▁campaign , ▁Ku om int ang ▁polit icians ▁accused ▁Yu ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁g amb ling , ▁and ▁in ▁response , ▁Yu ▁charged ▁them ▁with ▁def am ation . ▁ ▁The ▁Taiwan ▁Compet it iveness ▁Forum ▁regarded ▁Yu ▁T ian ▁as ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁figure ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁legisl ative ▁term . ▁During ▁his ▁first ▁term , ▁Yu ▁was ▁ranked ▁highly ▁by ▁the ▁Cit izen ▁Congress ▁Watch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Yu ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁candidate ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁D PP ▁chapter ▁leadership ▁in ▁New ▁Tai pe i . ▁After ▁G ao ▁J y h - p eng ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁office , ▁Yu ▁T ian ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁D PP ▁candidate ▁for ▁by - e lections ▁held ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Yu ▁won ▁ 5 6 , 8 8 8 ▁votes , ▁and ▁defeated ▁Ku om int ang ▁candidate ▁ ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁independent ▁Su ▁Ch ing - yen . ▁Yu ▁took ▁office ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Music ▁career ▁Yu ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁release ▁" Under ▁the ▁B any an ▁Tree ", ▁a ▁Mand arin ▁cover ▁version ▁of ▁a ▁Japanese ▁song , ▁and ▁remained ▁popular ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Yu ▁founded ▁the ▁Taiwan ▁Cultural ▁Entertainment ▁Development ▁Association . ▁Four ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁launched ▁a ▁Ka oh si