[3] In 1969, while Tai was completing his military service in Penghu, he supported the independent legislative campaign of Kuo Kuo-chi [zh] by distributing pamphlets.

[1] Tai, a farmer's rights and tangwai activist, was held at Hotel Saltwater, tried in a Taipei court, and imprisoned for three years for his actions during the Kaohsiung Incident in 1979.

[10] In his COA position, Tai discussed conservation initiatives related to the black-faced spoonbill,[11] the price of the 2003 rice crop,[12] the rescue of stray dolphins in Tamsui River,[13] and promoted Arbor Month and honey made from longan.

[14][15] Tai was formally sworn in as COA vice chairman in June 2004,[16] after which he inspected damage from Typhoon Mindulle alongside premier Yu Shyi-kun.

[17] Upon learning that Formosan rock macaques were damaging crops, Tai stated in October 2004 that the Council of Agriculture would establish a task force to confront the issue.