John Wang (politician)

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 (age 62)
NationalityTaiwanese
Political partyTaiwan Solidarity Union
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
Occupationpolitician

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.

Early life

John Wang's father Kenjohn [zh] 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. ^ a b c 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.