28 years ago today, on April 20, 1997 (March 14, 1997 in the lunar calendar), Taiwan's Bai Xiaoyan kidnapped and murdered. Taiwan's Bai Xiaoyan Kidnapped and Murdered Bai Xiaoyan (June 23, 1980 - April 20, 1997), the daughter of the well-known Taiwanese artist Bai Bingbing and the well-known Japanese comic playwright Kazuki Kajihara; when he was in the second year of high school at a private Xingwu Middle School, he was kidnapped and killed and died. Case Overview The murder of Bai Xiaoyan (referred to in the text: Bai Case) took place in 1997 and was one of the most serious criminal cases in Taiwan's history. Since the victim was the daughter of the well-known artist Bai Bingbing, and the three perpetrators, Chen Jinxing, Lin Chunsheng, and Gao Tianmin, not only had cruel modus operandi, but also committed multiple criminal cases on the run, which shocked Taiwan society. In addition, during the time of the case, the extensive coverage of the Taiwanese news media was also widely regarded as infringing on the privacy of the victims' families and heroizing the gangsters. Therefore, the reporting behavior of the media during this period has become a negative textbook for the ethical standards of the Taiwanese news media. The case was not only the single largest incident affecting Taiwan that year, but also one of the most significant security incidents in the 1990s, even since the Kuomintang moved to Taiwan. According to a research report conducted by the Research Office of the National Policy Center, a semiofficial in Taiwan, the impact of the white case even reached the level of Taiwan's "constitutional amendment", "party politics" and cabinet politics. After the case passed through April 14, 1997, Bai Xiaoyan, a second-year high school student at Xingwu Middle School in Linkou Township, Taipei County, disappeared after leaving home for school. That night, Bai Bingbing received a call from the gangster, asking Bai Bingbing to go to the cemetery next to the guard room at the gate of Chang Gung Golf Course in Guishan Township. As a result, Bai Bingbing found not only her daughter's belongings in the place, but also the kidnapping ransom note demanded by the gangster for a ransom of five million dollars, a half-naked photo of her daughter, and a small finger of her daughter. After receiving the report, the police immediately set up a "0414 special case" team to prepare for the arrest of the gangster when the ransom was paid. From April 15 to 19, 1997, the gangster called several times, but because the gangster used a handheld mobile phone (commonly known as a "Wang Ba machine"), the police could not track his whereabouts. On the 18th and 19th, the gangster agreed to withdraw the money several times, and changed a total of seven locations, from Taipei City, Taipei County, and Taoyuan County, but never showed up. At this time, in order to ensure the safety of her daughter, Bai Bingbing asked her daughter some questions through the gangster to confirm that her daughter was still alive. On April 23, 1997, after many days of silence, the gangster called again and agreed to pay in Hsinchu City, but the gangster once again failed to show up. After many days of torture, Bai Bingbing was on the verge of mental collapse. On April 25, 1997, the gangster agreed to withdraw money in Taoyuan again, but he still did not show up. By this time, the police had grasped the whereabouts of the gangster. They searched simultaneously in five locations including Mie City, Taipei County, and arrested the accomplices Lin Zhineng and Wu Zaipei. The police also found the main culprits Chen Jinxing and Lin Chunsheng in Mie City. The police immediately rounded up them. After a short gunfight between the two sides, the gangster escaped. Chen Jinxing's wife Zhang Suzhen was arrested by the police. On April 26, 1997, the police deduced that Bai Xiaoyan should still be alive. If the investigation of Chen Jinxing and Lin Chunsheng was not announced as soon as possible, the hostages would be in danger. Bai Bingbing held a press conference in the morning and asked the whole people to save Bai Xiaoyan. Major media expanded their coverage on the front page. Media reporters and TV satellite news broadcast trucks crowded Bai Bingbing's door. On April 27, 1997, the police launched a family offensive and launched the gangster's relatives to publicly shout on TV for the gangster to release the meat ticket. The police also determined that Gao Tianmin was involved in the case. On April 28, 1997, Bai Xiaoyan's body was found. After tearing up the ticket, the kidnappers dumped the body in Zhonggang Platoon, Taishan Township, Taipei County. After the forensic examination, Yang Risong believed that the death had been eight to ten days. The police announced that they were looking for the fugitive suspects Chen Jinxing, Lin Chunsheng, and Gao Tianmin. Since then, the police have launched large-scale searches in various places, and the three have also begun to flee around the island. On May 9, 1997, under the pressure of political figures and student groups such as the opposition Democratic Progressive Party and the New Party to solve the case within a time limit, "Minister of Justice" Liao Zhenghao announced a reward of 10 million yuan to solve the Bai Xiaoyan case. The DPP launched a collapse in the "Legislative Yuan" and asked the "Chief Executive Officer" to step down for the corruption of law and order. On May 24, 1997, the police detained Zhang Zhihui, who was suspected of hiding the fugitive. Zhang Zhihui is the brother-in-law of the fugitive Chen Jinxing. Zhang Zhihui testified that he delivered food to Chen Jinxing and three others at a factory on Daguan Road in Banqiao City in early May. Prosecutors led a large number of personnel to search around Daguan Road on the 23rd, but found nothing. On May 28, 1997, the Banqiao District Prosecutor's Office, which was investigating the case, received a time-limited letter co-written by the fugitive suspects Lin Chunsheng, Gao Tianmin, and Chen Jinxing and took fingerprints. The letter alleged that the kidnapping was committed by the three of them and had nothing to do with the detainees. It demanded the release of Zhang Suzhen, Zhang Zhihui, and others. On June 6, 1997, the three kidnapped Taipei County Councilor Cai Mingtang, who received 5 million yuan. Cai Mingtang was intimidated and did not dare to report the case. The whole thing was exposed after Chen Jinxing was arrested. On August 8, 1997, three fugitives committed another crime, extorting 5 million yuan from a businessperson surnamed Chen in Taipei County. On August 14, the Japanese case was exposed by newspaper reports. At that time, no one knew about the middle and senior government officials except the "Ministry of the Interior" in charge of police affairs. "Home Minister" Ye Jinfeng apologized to the people on the 15th for concealing the case, and the police commissioner Yao Gaoqiao asked for permission to resign. On August 19, 1997, Lin Chunsheng, Chen Jinxing, and Gao Tianmin appeared in Wuchang Street and Longjiang Road in Taipei City. The gangsters had strong firepower and launched a fierce battle with the police. Lin Chunsheng was shot six times. After being injured, he shot himself and killed police officer Cao Limin. On October 23, 1997, the murder of Fang Baofang Plastic Surgery Clinic occurred in Taipei. The doctor Fang Baofang, his wife Zhang Changbi, and the nurse Zheng Wenyu were covered with yellow tape, their eyes and nose, and their feet were tied. After handcuffing their hands, they each shot themselves in the head. Zheng Wenyu was even sexually assaulted before his death. It was later confirmed that Gao Tianmin and Chen Jinxing did it. On November 3, 1997, Gao Tianmin appeared in Shilin District, Taipei City, and fled after more than ten gunfights with the police who were ambushed at the scene. On November 5, 1997, Chen Jinxing wrote to the United Daily News. The content of the letter was that his wife Zhang Suzhen was tortured by the police, expressing his dissatisfaction; he also threatened to seek justice, which may affect innocent people; "The moment to die calmly is when the situation changes color. When the volcano erupts, please don't blame me!" Afterwards, he wrote to United Daily News, TVBS and other media one after another. On November 17, 1997, the police received a tip that Gao Tianmin was found on Shipai Road in Taipei City, and immediately went to round up, and the two sides engaged in a gun battle. Gao Tianmin had no way to escape and shot himself. Taiwan's Bai Xiaoyan Kidnapping and Murder On November 18, 1997, Chen Jinxing broke into the home of McGill Alexander, the military officer of the South African Embassy in Taiwan, located on Yijie Road in Taipei City, and kidnapped Zhuo Maoqi's family of five, making the whole matter an international incident. At about 6 pm on the 18th, Chen Jinxing broke into the official residence of Zhuo Maoqi, the South African military attache in Taiwan, and took Zhuo Maoqi, his wife Annie, his 22-year-old daughter Melanie, his 12-year-old daughter Christine, and a seven-month-old baby boy hostage. Chen Jinxing told the police through Melanie that he wanted to kidnap foreigners as bargaining chips, and offered international media interviews, meetings with his wife Zhang Suzhen and prosecutor Zhang Zhenxing. In addition to injuring two hostages, this incident also set a precedent for Taiwanese media to interview the kidnappers on the spot by phone. At 0:32 am, Taiwan TV live streaming host Dai Zhongren first connected with Chen Jinxing by phone for an exclusive interview with Chen Jinxing. Afterwards, Chen Jinxing gave telephone interviews to more than a dozen domestic and foreign media, including AFP, English-language China Post, and China Television, one after another, and talked about his mental journey to his crime, trying to make himself a hero. The English-language China Post reporter Jason Blatt was invited into the official residence by Chen Jinxing, and Chen Jinxing asked Bao Jiesheng to find a few more international media to visit him. After releasing the injured hostages one after another, and negotiating with Hou Youyi, the captain of the Taipei City Criminal Police Brigade, who was appointed as the chairperson of the DPP Central Evaluation Committee, Xie Changting, Chen Jinxing agreed to surrender, and the hostage crisis ended. However, this incident has caused significant damage to Taiwan's international image and shaken Taiwanese confidence in law and order. After Chen Jinxing was arrested, DNA comparison confirmed that he had committed more than 19 sexual assault cases during his escape. Chen Jinxing invaded the house during his escape, raped women who were alone at home, ate and drank a lot, took away visible property, and threatened the victims to come back for revenge if they reported the crime. Therefore, according to the investigators, the actual number of victims may be far more than 19. On January 23, 1998, the Banqiao District Court sentenced Chen Jinxing to five death sentences and two life sentences; Zhang Zhihui was acquitted and released in court. Bai Bingbing expressed dissatisfaction with this judgment, believing that justice had not been demonstrated. On December 24, 1998, the Supreme Court of Taiwan authorities sentenced Chen Jinxing to three death sentences, and he could be executed immediately according to the law. The prosecutors did not immediately execute the execution, considering that the details of Bai Xiaoyan's murder were still unclear, Chen Jinxing may still be involved in other major criminal cases, and the controversy over the existence or abolition of the regulations on punishing bandits at that time. On October 6, 1999, Chen Jinxing was executed by gunshot at the Taipei Detention Center. Journalism ethics Bai Xiaoyan was kidnapped, and some news media (such as Dacheng Daily, China Daily, etc.) released news when the hostages were not safe, causing criticism. After confirming the news of Bai Xiaoyan's murder, the media reported even more details. TVBS and Zili Zaobao published naked photos of the victim, and the China Times also published photos of Bai Xiaoyan's tortured body, which aroused public criticism. Some media also followed the family to pay the ransom when covering the news, so that they alarmed the snake and caused the gangster to escape, which was criticized by public opinion. The yellow description of Chen Jinxing's sexual assault case in the media is also criticized. From the rape case committed by Chen Jinxing, even psychological experts and sex experts were asked to discuss whether Chen Jinxing's "beads" and rape habits were "sexual perversions". Almost all of them revolved around the topic of sex, and the content was extremely unbearable. Later, when Chen Jinxing's kidnapping of the South African military attache broke out, the media reported 24 hours a day, and rushed to call into the military attache's official residence for an on-site visit with Chen Jinxing, which was criticized for being suspected of heroizing the actions of the gangsters. In the "1998 Grumpy News Dinner" voting activity sponsored by the Television Culture Research Council, the incident was judged as "The murderer publicly expressed his dissatisfaction on the TV news screen, uttered evil words, vowed revenge, and made TV a mouthpiece for criminals." Voted "No. 2" in the top three grumpy news of the year. When the murder affected Chen Jinxing's escape, Xie Changting, the then chairperson of the Central Evaluation Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, once said that in order to encourage Chen Jinxing to surrender, he was willing to form a legal team to defend Chen Jinxing and his family and fight for their rights and interests. When Chen Jinxing took the South African military attache hostage, Xie entered the live negotiation three times at the request of the gangsters. Thanks to the non-stop live broadcast of the TV station, Xie Changting's reputation, which fell to the bottom after the Song Qili incident, was revived again. He later served as Zhang Suzhen's defence counsel, and Zhang Suzhen was able to hand over bail. It is generally believed that Xie Changting's performance in the white case allowed Xie Changting to accumulate political capital to run for mayor of Kaohsiung in the future. However, Bai Bingbing was also dissatisfied with Hsieh Changting, and in the 1998 Kaohsiung mayoral election, she produced an advertisement accusing Hsieh Changting of "not being a good person, not a bad person, and not being a human at all." At the end of the advertisement, there were six words "Hsieh Changting is not a human being" in white letters on a black background; but because it was considered unkind, it had a negative effect on the election of another candidate, Wu Dunyi. The occurrence of the white case affected the people's confidence in the Kuomintang, which was the ruling party at that time, and the opposition parties (mainly the Democratic Progressive Party and the New Party at that time) found a focus to criticize the ruling party. The ruling party's criticism of a series of major criminal cases that deteriorated social order and the opposition party was powerless, which further strengthened the impression of the Taiwanese people that the Kuomintang was "incompetent In response to the Bai case, the opposition party demanded that the cabinet be thrown out and asked the "president" to go to the "Legislative Yuan" for questioning, but because there was no legal source, it was powerless, which also highlighted the imperfection of Taiwan's constitutional system at that time. The investigation into the murder of Bai Xiaoyan was delayed, and Chen Jinxing and others committed multiple serious robberies, rapes, and murders in a row. More than 100 social groups from the Humanist Education Foundation and the Peng Wanru Foundation jointly launched the "504 Mourning Xiaoyan, March for Taiwan" and took to the streets on May 14 to protest, with the personal safety of women and children as the main axis, hoping to seek a safe living space and growth environment for them. The general convener of the march was the writer Liu Xia. The statement of the march also refuted that "President" Li Denghui at the time pointed out that the march was a conspiracy of the Communist Party of China to unite the war, but an action of citizens, demanding that "the president admit his mistake and replace the cabinet." The demonstrators wrapped their hands in white gauze, pulled purple cloth strips, held high black protest paper pages such as "sorrow" and "anger", and collectively stomped their feet, and 10,000 people lay down to express anger and protest. Chengshe also issued a statement criticizing the chief executive and demanding that he step down from power in a row. Ma Ying-jeou, then a political councilor, made a statement of "resignation and retirement". On May 18, the Humanistic Education Foundation combined with more than 500 non-governmental organizations to hold the "May 18 Love Taiwan with Your Feet" parade. All political parties and trade unions mobilized members to participate. The New Party, the Green Party, the Pioneer Party, and the Democratic Progressive Party all took to the streets and continued to shout slogans such as "the president admits his mistake, replaces the cabinet", "admits his mistake, admits his mistake, admits his mistake" and other slogans. The laser beam of light projected the "admitting" foot pattern on the wall of the "Presidential Palace" tower. The demonstrators lay down and drew their bodies in chalk, signed their signatures, and expressed their opinions. The organizers of the two parades claimed that they had reached more than 100,000 people, which was one of the important social movements in Taiwan. The political situation at the end of the Kuomintang's rule was extremely shocking.28 years ago today, on April 20, 1997 (March 14, 1997 in the lunar calendar), Taiwan's Bai Xiaoyan kidnapped and murdered. Taiwan's Bai Xiaoyan Kidnapped and Murdered Bai Xiaoyan (June 23, 1980 - April 20, 1997), the daughter of the well-known Taiwanese artist Bai Bingbing and the well-known Japanese comic playwright Kazuki Kajihara; when he was in the second year of high school at a private Xingwu Middle School, he was kidnapped and killed and died. Case Overview The murder of Bai Xiaoyan (referred to in the text: Bai Case) took place in 1997 and was one of the most serious criminal cases in Taiwan's history. Since the victim was the daughter of the well-known artist Bai Bingbing, and the three perpetrators, Chen Jinxing, Lin Chunsheng, and Gao Tianmin, not only had cruel modus operandi, but also committed multiple criminal cases on the run, which shocked Taiwan society. In addition, during the time of the case, the extensive coverage of the Taiwanese news media was also widely regarded as infringing on the privacy of the victims' families and heroizing the gangsters. Therefore, the reporting behavior of the media during this period has become a negative textbook for the ethical standards of the Taiwanese news media. The case was not only the single largest incident affecting Taiwan that year, but also one of the most significant security incidents in the 1990s, even since the Kuomintang moved to Taiwan. According to a research report conducted by the Research Office of the National Policy Center, a semiofficial in Taiwan, the impact of the white case even reached the level of Taiwan's "constitutional amendment", "party politics" and cabinet politics. After the case passed through April 14, 1997, Bai Xiaoyan, a second-year high school student at Xingwu Middle School in Linkou Township, Taipei County, disappeared after leaving home for school. That night, Bai Bingbing received a call from the gangster, asking Bai Bingbing to go to the cemetery next to the guard room at the gate of Chang Gung Golf Course in Guishan Township. As a result, Bai Bingbing found not only her daughter's belongings in the place, but also the kidnapping ransom note demanded by the gangster for a ransom of five million dollars, a half-naked photo of her daughter, and a small finger of her daughter. After receiving the report, the police immediately set up a "0414 special case" team to prepare for the arrest of the gangster when the ransom was paid. From April 15 to 19, 1997, the gangster called several times, but because the gangster used a handheld mobile phone (commonly known as a "Wang Ba machine"), the police could not track his whereabouts. On the 18th and 19th, the gangster agreed to withdraw the money several times, and changed a total of seven locations, from Taipei City, Taipei County, and Taoyuan County, but never showed up. At this time, in order to ensure the safety of her daughter, Bai Bingbing asked her daughter some questions through the gangster to confirm that her daughter was still alive. On April 23, 1997, after many days of silence, the gangster called again and agreed to pay in Hsinchu City, but the gangster once again failed to show up. After many days of torture, Bai Bingbing was on the verge of mental collapse. On April 25, 1997, the gangster agreed to withdraw money in Taoyuan again, but he still did not show up. By this time, the police had grasped the whereabouts of the gangster. They searched simultaneously in five locations including Mie City, Taipei County, and arrested the accomplices Lin Zhineng and Wu Zaipei. The police also found the main culprits Chen Jinxing and Lin Chunsheng in Mie City. The police immediately rounded up them. After a short gunfight between the two sides, the gangster escaped. Chen Jinxing's wife Zhang Suzhen was arrested by the police. On April 26, 1997, the police deduced that Bai Xiaoyan should still be alive. If the investigation of Chen Jinxing and Lin Chunsheng was not announced as soon as possible, the hostages would be in danger. Bai Bingbing held a press conference in the morning and asked the whole people to save Bai Xiaoyan. Major media expanded their coverage on the front page. Media reporters and TV satellite news broadcast trucks crowded Bai Bingbing's door. On April 27, 1997, the police launched a family offensive and launched the gangster's relatives to publicly shout on TV for the gangster to release the meat ticket. The police also determined that Gao Tianmin was involved in the case. On April 28, 1997, Bai Xiaoyan's body was found. After tearing up the ticket, the kidnappers dumped the body in Zhonggang Platoon, Taishan Township, Taipei County. After the forensic examination, Yang Risong believed that the death had been eight to ten days. The police announced that they were looking for the fugitive suspects Chen Jinxing, Lin Chunsheng, and Gao Tianmin. Since then, the police have launched large-scale searches in various places, and the three have also begun to flee around the island. On May 9, 1997, under the pressure of political figures and student groups such as the opposition Democratic Progressive Party and the New Party to solve the case within a time limit, "Minister of Justice" Liao Zhenghao announced a reward of 10 million yuan to solve the Bai Xiaoyan case. The DPP launched a collapse in the "Legislative Yuan" and asked the "Chief Executive Officer" to step down for the corruption of law and order. On May 24, 1997, the police detained Zhang Zhihui, who was suspected of hiding the fugitive. Zhang Zhihui is the brother-in-law of the fugitive Chen Jinxing. Zhang Zhihui testified that he delivered food to Chen Jinxing and three others at a factory on Daguan Road in Banqiao City in early May. Prosecutors led a large number of personnel to search around Daguan Road on the 23rd, but found nothing. On May 28, 1997, the Banqiao District Prosecutor's Office, which was investigating the case, received a time-limited letter co-written by the fugitive suspects Lin Chunsheng, Gao Tianmin, and Chen Jinxing and took fingerprints. The letter alleged that the kidnapping was committed by the three of them and had nothing to do with the detainees. It demanded the release of Zhang Suzhen, Zhang Zhihui, and others. On June 6, 1997, the three kidnapped Taipei County Councilor Cai Mingtang, who received 5 million yuan. Cai Mingtang was intimidated and did not dare to report the case. The whole thing was exposed after Chen Jinxing was arrested. On August 8, 1997, three fugitives committed another crime, extorting 5 million yuan from a businessperson surnamed Chen in Taipei County. On August 14, the Japanese case was exposed by newspaper reports. At that time, no one knew about the middle and senior government officials except the "Ministry of the Interior" in charge of police affairs. "Home Minister" Ye Jinfeng apologized to the people on the 15th for concealing the case, and the police commissioner Yao Gaoqiao asked for permission to resign. On August 19, 1997, Lin Chunsheng, Chen Jinxing, and Gao Tianmin appeared in Wuchang Street and Longjiang Road in Taipei City. The gangsters had strong firepower and launched a fierce battle with the police. Lin Chunsheng was shot six times. After being injured, he shot himself and killed police officer Cao Limin. On October 23, 1997, the murder of Fang Baofang Plastic Surgery Clinic occurred in Taipei. The doctor Fang Baofang, his wife Zhang Changbi, and the nurse Zheng Wenyu were covered with yellow tape, their eyes and nose, and their feet were tied. After handcuffing their hands, they each shot themselves in the head. Zheng Wenyu was even sexually assaulted before his death. It was later confirmed that Gao Tianmin and Chen Jinxing did it. On November 3, 1997, Gao Tianmin appeared in Shilin District, Taipei City, and fled after more than ten gunfights with the police who were ambushed at the scene. On November 5, 1997, Chen Jinxing wrote to the United Daily News. The content of the letter was that his wife Zhang Suzhen was tortured by the police, expressing his dissatisfaction; he also threatened to seek justice, which may affect innocent people; "The moment to die calmly is when the situation changes color. When the volcano erupts, please don't blame me!" Afterwards, he wrote to United Daily News, TVBS and other media one after another. On November 17, 1997, the police received a tip that Gao Tianmin was found on Shipai Road in Taipei City, and immediately went to round up, and the two sides engaged in a gun battle. Gao Tianmin had no way to escape and shot himself. Taiwan's Bai Xiaoyan Kidnapping and Murder On November 18, 1997, Chen Jinxing broke into the home of McGill Alexander, the military officer of the South African Embassy in Taiwan, located on Yijie Road in Taipei City, and kidnapped Zhuo Maoqi's family of five, making the whole matter an international incident. At about 6 pm on the 18th, Chen Jinxing broke into the official residence of Zhuo Maoqi, the South African military attache in Taiwan, and took Zhuo Maoqi, his wife Annie, his 22-year-old daughter Melanie, his 12-year-old daughter Christine, and a seven-month-old baby boy hostage. Chen Jinxing told the police through Melanie that he wanted to kidnap foreigners as bargaining chips, and offered international media interviews, meetings with his wife Zhang Suzhen and prosecutor Zhang Zhenxing. In addition to injuring two hostages, this incident also set a precedent for Taiwanese media to interview the kidnappers on the spot by phone. At 0:32 am, Taiwan TV live streaming host Dai Zhongren first connected with Chen Jinxing by phone for an exclusive interview with Chen Jinxing. Afterwards, Chen Jinxing gave telephone interviews to more than a dozen domestic and foreign media, including AFP, English-language China Post, and China Television, one after another, and talked about his mental journey to his crime, trying to make himself a hero. The English-language China Post reporter Jason Blatt was invited into the official residence by Chen Jinxing, and Chen Jinxing asked Bao Jiesheng to find a few more international media to visit him. After releasing the injured hostages one after another, and negotiating with Hou Youyi, the captain of the Taipei City Criminal Police Brigade, who was appointed as the chairperson of the DPP Central Evaluation Committee, Xie Changting, Chen Jinxing agreed to surrender, and the hostage crisis ended. However, this incident has caused significant damage to Taiwan's international image and shaken Taiwanese confidence in law and order. After Chen Jinxing was arrested, DNA comparison confirmed that he had committed more than 19 sexual assault cases during his escape. Chen Jinxing invaded the house during his escape, raped women who were alone at home, ate and drank a lot, took away visible property, and threatened the victims to come back for revenge if they reported the crime. Therefore, according to the investigators, the actual number of victims may be far more than 19. On January 23, 1998, the Banqiao District Court sentenced Chen Jinxing to five death sentences and two life sentences; Zhang Zhihui was acquitted and released in court. Bai Bingbing expressed dissatisfaction with this judgment, believing that justice had not been demonstrated. On December 24, 1998, the Supreme Court of Taiwan authorities sentenced Chen Jinxing to three death sentences, and he could be executed immediately according to the law. The prosecutors did not immediately execute the execution, considering that the details of Bai Xiaoyan's murder were still unclear, Chen Jinxing may still be involved in other major criminal cases, and the controversy over the existence or abolition of the regulations on punishing bandits at that time. On October 6, 1999, Chen Jinxing was executed by gunshot at the Taipei Detention Center. Journalism ethics Bai Xiaoyan was kidnapped, and some news media (such as Dacheng Daily, China Daily, etc.) released news when the hostages were not safe, causing criticism. After confirming the news of Bai Xiaoyan's murder, the media reported even more details. TVBS and Zili Zaobao published naked photos of the victim, and the China Times also published photos of Bai Xiaoyan's tortured body, which aroused public criticism. Some media also followed the family to pay the ransom when covering the news, so that they alarmed the snake and caused the gangster to escape, which was criticized by public opinion. The yellow description of Chen Jinxing's sexual assault case in the media is also criticized. From the rape case committed by Chen Jinxing, even psychological experts and sex experts were asked to discuss whether Chen Jinxing's "beads" and rape habits were "sexual perversions". Almost all of them revolved around the topic of sex, and the content was extremely unbearable. Later, when Chen Jinxing's kidnapping of the South African military attache broke out, the media reported 24 hours a day, and rushed to call into the military attache's official residence for an on-site visit with Chen Jinxing, which was criticized for being suspected of heroizing the actions of the gangsters. In the "1998 Grumpy News Dinner" voting activity sponsored by the Television Culture Research Council, the incident was judged as "The murderer publicly expressed his dissatisfaction on the TV news screen, uttered evil words, vowed revenge, and made TV a mouthpiece for criminals." Voted "No. 2" in the top three grumpy news of the year. When the murder affected Chen Jinxing's escape, Xie Changting, the then chairperson of the Central Evaluation Committee of the Democratic Progressive Party, once said that in order to encourage Chen Jinxing to surrender, he was willing to form a legal team to defend Chen Jinxing and his family and fight for their rights and interests. When Chen Jinxing took the South African military attache hostage, Xie entered the live negotiation three times at the request of the gangsters. Thanks to the non-stop live broadcast of the TV station, Xie Changting's reputation, which fell to the bottom after the Song Qili incident, was revived again. He later served as Zhang Suzhen's defence counsel, and Zhang Suzhen was able to hand over bail. It is generally believed that Xie Changting's performance in the white case allowed Xie Changting to accumulate political capital to run for mayor of Kaohsiung in the future. However, Bai Bingbing was also dissatisfied with Hsieh Changting, and in the 1998 Kaohsiung mayoral election, she produced an advertisement accusing Hsieh Changting of "not being a good person, not a bad person, and not being a human at all." At the end of the advertisement, there were six words "Hsieh Changting is not a human being" in white letters on a black background; but because it was considered unkind, it had a negative effect on the election of another candidate, Wu Dunyi. The occurrence of the white case affected the people's confidence in the Kuomintang, which was the ruling party at that time, and the opposition parties (mainly the Democratic Progressive Party and the New Party at that time) found a focus to criticize the ruling party. The ruling party's criticism of a series of major criminal cases that deteriorated social order and the opposition party was powerless, which further strengthened the impression of the Taiwanese people that the Kuomintang was "incompetent In response to the Bai case, the opposition party demanded that the cabinet be thrown out and asked the "president" to go to the "Legislative Yuan" for questioning, but because there was no legal source, it was powerless, which also highlighted the imperfection of Taiwan's constitutional system at that time. The investigation into the murder of Bai Xiaoyan was delayed, and Chen Jinxing and others committed multiple serious robberies, rapes, and murders in a row. More than 100 social groups from the Humanist Education Foundation and the Peng Wanru Foundation jointly launched the "504 Mourning Xiaoyan, March for Taiwan" and took to the streets on May 14 to protest, with the personal safety of women and children as the main axis, hoping to seek a safe living space and growth environment for them. The general convener of the march was the writer Liu Xia. The statement of the march also refuted that "President" Li Denghui at the time pointed out that the march was a conspiracy of the Communist Party of China to unite the war, but an action of citizens, demanding that "the president admit his mistake and replace the cabinet." The demonstrators wrapped their hands in white gauze, pulled purple cloth strips, held high black protest paper pages such as "sorrow" and "anger", and collectively stomped their feet, and 10,000 people lay down to express anger and protest. Chengshe also issued a statement criticizing the chief executive and demanding that he step down from power in a row. Ma Ying-jeou, then a political councilor, made a statement of "resignation and retirement". On May 18, the Humanistic Education Foundation combined with more than 500 non-governmental organizations to hold the "May 18 Love Taiwan with Your Feet" parade. All political parties and trade unions mobilized members to participate. The New Party, the Green Party, the Pioneer Party, and the Democratic Progressive Party all took to the streets and continued to shout slogans such as "the president admits his mistake, replaces the cabinet", "admits his mistake, admits his mistake, admits his mistake" and other slogans. The laser beam of light projected the "admitting" foot pattern on the wall of the "Presidential Palace" tower. The demonstrators lay down and drew their bodies in chalk, signed their signatures, and expressed their opinions. The organizers of the two parades claimed that they had reached more than 100,000 people, which was one of the important social movements in Taiwan. The political situation at the end of the Kuomintang's rule was extremely shocking.