Taiwan's legislature is grilling nominees for the Control Yuan, and the fight is turning into a proxy battle over whether the watchdog body should exist at all.

• Taiwan People's Party lawmaker Chiu Hui-ju attacked President Lai Ching-te for once backing the abolition of the Control Yuan and now defending it, calling him a "chameleon."
• Nominee Chao Ching-hui, a former Tainan deputy mayor, was told she was unprepared after saying she did not know the details of the watchdog skipping a legislative briefing in July.
• Chiu accused the Control Yuan of going after small cases while letting big ones slide, pointing to the Hsinchu baseball stadium scandal and an egg import case.
• Pressed on whether she would investigate Premier Cho Jung-tai's refusal to countersign legislation, Chao said she would follow the law, which satisfied her questioner.

Outlook: The confirmation votes will likely stay contentious, with opposition parties using them to push the broader case for scrapping the Control Yuan.