Taipei and Beijing have no extradition agreement, but the premier made the appeal to China, although Wang has yet to be formally charged.

“Simply too many people convicted of economic crimes have gone into hiding in China,” Su said.

He said Wang is one of them.

These people have even made cash donations in China, the premier went on. “That has made the people on Taiwan harbor ill feelings against them,” said Su, who was trained as a lawyer.

“I hope,” Su said, “China will help by sending them back (to Taiwan) so that they may be punished by law.”

At least four affiliates of the group went under. They were The Chinese Bank, Union Insurance Company, China Rebar, and Chia Hsin Food and Synthetic Fiber.

A three-day bank run depleted the bank’s reserves by NT$45 billion.

Only Wang Ling-yi, Chia Hsin president, and Wang Shih-chan, Union Insurance general manager, are now under detention on breach of trust and insider trading charges.

Ma Ying-jeou, Kuomintang chairman, said his party will try to contact the Chinese authorities for assistance in repatriating Wang You-theng, who is staying in Shanghai with his wife, if they are put on a wanted list.

The listing is possible only after Wang has refused to be subpoenaed three times without justifiable reason.

Lai Hsing-yuan, a Taiwan Solidarity Union lawmaker, joined the premier in urging China to send back Wang to Taiwan to face trial.

At least 700 Taiwan nationals with criminal records are residing in China, Lai said. “They cannot be extradited unless they commit crimes in China, and we wish China would stop being a paradise for these criminals,” she added.

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