John Wang (politician)

John Wang (Chinese: 王政中; born 10 October 1962) is a Taiwanese politician. A member of the Taiwan Solidarity Union, he served one term on the Legislative Yuan, representing overseas Chinese between 2002 and 2005.

John Wang
Wang Cheng-chung
MLY
王政中
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2002 – 31 January 2005
ConstituencyOverseas Chinese
Personal details
Born (1962-10-10) 10 October 1962
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyTaiwan Solidarity Union
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupationpolitician

Early life

John Wang's father Kenjohn was the founding leader of the Taiwanese American Foundation.[1][2] John Wang was raised in the United States and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California.[1][3]

Career

As a legislator, Wang took an interest in foreign affairs,[4] and took several trips abroad. He traveled to the United States to discuss Taiwan's inclusion in the World Trade Organization and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.[5][6] Wang also visited Switzerland to advocate for Taiwan's inclusion in the World Health Assembly.[7] Within the Legislative Yuan, Wang took active roles in the Taiwan–USA Parliamentary Amity Association, and the Taiwan–France Parliamentary Amity Association.[8][9] In September 2002, the legislature issued a non-binding resolution against the use of foreign languages during interpellation, shortly after Wang had questioned Premier Yu Shyi-kun in English.[1][10]

References
  1. Lin, Mei-chun (25 September 2002). "Yu tells legislator 'my English is very bad'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  2. Wang, Flora (28 February 2007). "The 228 Incident: Sixty years on - Taipei documentary provokes outrage". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  3. "John Wang (5)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. Hsu, Crystal (16 August 2002). "Ministry under fire over Lu's failed trip to Jakarta". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. Sndyer, Charles (26 May 2002). "US officials tell TSU that trade agreement hinges on the WTO". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  6. Chu, Monique (3 April 2003). "Delegation to head to US to discuss post-war Iraq". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  7. Lu, Fiona (17 May 2003). "Lobbying force heads to Geneva". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  8. "'Amity' delegation departs for US to promote relations". Taipei Times. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  9. Huang, Sandy (30 October 2002). "Two new parliamentary friendship groups formed". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  10. Hsu, Crystal (28 September 2002). "Lawmakers snub English". Taipei Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
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