 In 2008, indigenous legislators criticized the Council for delaying legislative proposals.In 2010, Jason Pan, director of the Taiwan Association for Rights Advancements for Plains Indigenous Peoples, wrote a letter to the United Nations on behalf of Pingpu rights groups, in which he asked the UN to investigate the refusal of the Taiwanese government, and specifically the Council of Indigenous Peoples, to recognize Pingpu as indigenous peoples.Young indigenous activists criticized the Council for a lack of transparency regarding a cross-strait service pact.