Su Chi

Not to be confused with Su Qi (rugby union).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Su.

Su Chi
蘇起
Secretary-General of the National Security Council
In office 20 May 2008 – 23 February 2010
Preceded by	Mark Chen Chen Chung-hsin (acting)
Succeeded by	Hu Wei-jen
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Constituency	ROC
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office 1 February 1999 – 19 May 2000
Preceded by	Chang King-yuh
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Minister of the Government Information Office
In office 10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997
Vice	David Lee
Preceded by	Jason Hu
Succeeded by	David Lee
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-01) 1 October 1949 (age 75) Taichung, Taiwan
Political party	Kuomintang
Education	National Chengchi University (BA) Johns Hopkins University (MA) Columbia University (MA, PhD)

Su Chi (Chinese: 蘇起; pinyin: Sū Qǐ; born 1 October 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. Su served as Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 2008 to 2010. Previously, he was the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 1 February 1999 to 19 May 2000.[1]

Su coined the phrase 1992 Consensus in early 2000 to describe the position on One China issues that developed following the October–November 1992 discussions between the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).[2]

Education

Su graduated from National Chengchi University in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He then went to pursue graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1975, a Master of Arts in political science from Columbia University in 1980, and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1984. After earning his doctorate from Columbia, Su was a postgraduate researcher at Harvard University.[3]

Mainland China visit

2005

In 2005, Su accompanied Kuomintang Chairperson Lien Chan to visit Nanjing in Jiangsu to meet with the high officials of Chinese Communist Party (CCP).[4]

2013

In June 2013, Su and delegates led by Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Wu Po-hsiung visited China and met with CCP general secretary Xi Jinping. The delegation included KMT Vice Chairpersons Hung Hsiu-chu and Huang Min-hui. This was his first visit to China after he left the National Security Council (NSC), citing that the ROC law prohibits him to visit China at least three years after he had left his NSC post.[5]

Education

• MA and Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University
• MA in international studies from the SAIS, the Johns Hopkins University
• BA from National Chengchi University (Taiwan)[6]

Personal life

Su Chi's younger brother is Su Yeong-chin.[7]

References

1. Nathan, Andrew J. (2009-05-01). "Taiwan's Relations With Mainland China: A Tail Wagging Two Dogs by Su Chi". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
2. Chen, Dean P. (2024). "Xi Jinping and the Derailment of the KMT-CCP "1992 Consensus"". In Fang, Qiang; Li, Xiaobing (eds.). China under Xi Jinping: A New Assessment. Leiden University Press. p. 230. ISBN 9789087284411.
3. "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
4. Buckley, Chris (2005-04-28). "Taiwan Politician Honors Sun Yat-sen in China Visit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
5. "Former high-ranking official to visit China". China Times. 2013-06-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
6. Maryland Carey Law | Conferences & Symposia
7. Ko, Shu-ling (25 August 2010). "Ma announces Judicial Yuan nominees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 December 2023.