Joseph Wu
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Joseph Wu | |||
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吳釗燮 | |||
27th Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||
Assumed office 26 February 2018 | |||
Premier | William Lai Su Tseng-Chang | ||
Deputy | Hou Ching-shan Wu Chih-chung Kelly Hsieh, Hsu Szu-chien Tseng Hou-jen, Tien Chung-kwang | ||
Vice | José María Liu Miguel Tsao | ||
Preceded by | David Lee | ||
Secretary-General to the President | |||
In office 22 May 2017 – 26 February 2018 | |||
President | Tsai Ing-wen | ||
Deputy | Liu Chien-sin Yao Jen-to | ||
Preceded by | Liu Chien-sin (Acting) | ||
Succeeded by | Liu Chien-sin (Acting) Chen Chu | ||
Secretary-General of National Security Council | |||
In office 20 May 2016 – 22 May 2017 | |||
President | Tsai Ing-wen | ||
Deputy | |||
Preceded by | Kao Hua-chu | ||
Succeeded by | Yen Teh-fa | ||
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party | |||
In office 28 May 2014 – 24 May 2016 | |||
Leader | Tsai Ing-wen | ||
Preceded by | Lin Hsi-yao | ||
Succeeded by | |||
Taiwan Representative to the United States | |||
In office 10 April 2007 – 26 July 2008 | |||
President | Chen Shui-bian Ma Ying-jeou | ||
Preceded by | David Lee | ||
Succeeded by | Jason Yuan | ||
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council | |||
In office 20 May 2004 – 10 April 2007 | |||
Premier | Yu Shyi-kun Frank Hsieh Su Tseng-chang | ||
Preceded by | Tsai Ing-wen | ||
Succeeded by | Chen Ming-tong | ||
Personal details | |||
Born | Dacheng, Changhua County, Taiwan | 31 October 1954||
Nationality | Republic of China | ||
Political party | Democratic Progressive Party (since 2002) | ||
Other political affiliations | Kuomintang | ||
Education | National Chengchi University (BA) University of Missouri, St. Louis (MA) Ohio State University, Columbus (PhD) | ||
Chinese name | |||
Traditional Chinese | 吳釗燮 | ||
Simplified Chinese | 呉钊燮 | ||
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Jaushieh Joseph Wu[1] (Chinese: 吳釗燮; pinyin: Wú Zhāoxiè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chiau-siat; born 31 October 1954) is a Taiwanese politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China under current President Tsai Ing-wen since 26 February 2018. He was formerly the Secretary-General to the President of the Republic of China and the Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China . From 2007 to 2008, he was Chief Representative of Republic of China to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C., having been appointed to that position by President Chen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor, David Lee. On 26 February 2018, he took over the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, again succeeding David Lee.[citation needed]
Educational background[]
Prior to entering politics, he was an academic political scientist, finishing his PhD in political science in 1989 at Ohio State University. He wrote his doctoral thesis on progress and obstacles to democratization in Taiwan. [2] He served as a teacher and research assistant in the political science department of Ohio State University in the United States, and as deputy director of the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University in Taiwan.
Rise in politics[]
Formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Office for President Chen Shui-bian, Wu was appointed the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, the body charged with coordinating relations with Mainland China (the People's Republic of China), by Chen in May 2004.[citation needed]
His appointment as Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council proved somewhat controversial due to his reputation as a supporter of Taiwan independence, especially in light of the simultaneous appointment as foreign minister of former independence activist Mark Chen. Wu was the only non-Kuomintang representative of the ROC to the United States.[citation needed]
His tenure as head of TECRO lasted one year and three months.[3]
Cross-strait relations[]
On 11 April 2013, the ROC Cabinet approved a bill to establish a Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) branch office in Mainland China and an Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) office in Taiwan. Wu - who was once the ROC Minister of Mainland Affairs Council - said that for the ARATS office to be established in Taiwan, it would need to have three prerequisites: the office should never evolve to become like the PRC Liaison Office in Hong Kong; the office's mandate must be clearly defined; and the officers must adhere to international diplomatic regulations.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu - Principal Officers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網.
- ^ Wu, Jaushieh Joseph. Toward another miracle? : impetuses and obstacles in Taiwan's democratization (Thesis).
- ^ Jason Yuan places better US ties at top of priorities Taipei Times Jul 2, 2008, Page 3
- ^ "Ma ignoring Chinese hostility: TSU chairman". Taipei Times. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
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- 1954 births
- Living people
- Ohio State University Graduate School alumni
- Taiwan independence activists
- Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) politicians
- Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Changhua County
- Representatives of Taiwan to the United States
- Taiwanese political scientists
- Taiwanese Ministers of Foreign Affairs