Alexander Yui, Taiwan's new representative to the U.S., has been accused of misusing public funds after allegedly spending over US$240,000 on decor, furniture and personal items.
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00:00Taiwan's new representative to the United States is under fire for allegedly wasting
00:05taxpayer money.
00:07Leaked foreign ministry documents supposedly show that Alexander Yu has spent almost a
00:11quarter of a million U.S. dollars on renovations, furniture and personal items.
00:17Yu has been in office for about six months.
00:20He took over from Vice President Bi-Khim Hsiao.
00:22The foreign ministry says it has checked Yu's expenditures and they meet the rules.
00:28We have asked Ambassador Yu to write a report.
00:32The approved projects are not illegal.
00:35Some are because they have already expired or have been damaged in the past and are not
00:42suitable for use.