Original sentence: Although military service is required for all males in Taiwan, Lien never served.Annette Lu, an opponent in the mayoral campaign, has called upon him to reveal whether he currently holds or previously has held foreign nationality or permanent residence status.Concerning his investment activities, it has been alleged that he benefited financially and improperly from close ties to the Chinese government.Doubts, however, have been raised about this claim:  first, during his 20 month tenure as chairman of Easycard Corporation, he took a six-week leave-of-absence because he received one of the Eisenhower Fellowships.In his effort to win the election, Lien appears to have the backing of the Communist Party of China.It has been claimed that Lien transformed Taipei Smart Card Corporation went from a company in the red (losing NT$200 million at the beginning of his term) to a profitable firm in the black (the company reported earnings of NT$100 million in 2009).Lien has denied any wrongdoing, insisting that his investments were legal.One recent accusation of wrongdoing centers on a the legality of an investment in Ting Hsin International Group (頂新集團) Taiwan depository receipts (TDRs).Reasons for his failure to serve have never been made public.Responding to Lu, he said that we was used a short-term work visa when working in the US.Sean Lien holds a J.Sean Lien is the eldest son of Lien Chan, one of Taiwan's wealthiest men, former chairperson of the Kuomintang (KMT), and the first democratically elected Vice President of the Republic of China.Second, he was accused of improperly investing nearly 9 million USD of the Corporation's money.from Columbia University School of Law and a Bachelor of Law from Fu Jen Catholic University
Edited sentence: Lien was an Eisenhower fellow and holds a J.Sean Lien is the eldest son of Lien Chan, who served as Taiwan’s first democratically elected Vice President of the Republic of China--otherwise known as Taiwan--and chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT) Party.Under Lien, Taipei Smart Card Corporation was reinvented as EasyCard Corporation, and went from a company in the red (losing NT$200 million at the beginning of his term) to a profitable firm in the black (the company reported earnings of NT$100 million in 2009).from Columbia University School of Law and a Bachelor of Law from Fu-Jen University