Tien Tsai-ting (Chinese: 田再庭; born 1930) is a Taiwanese politician and media executive.
Career
editTien was elected to a Taichung County seat within the Legislative Yuan in 1989. Following an October 1992 demonstration led by the Action Alliance for One Taiwan, One China, it was noted by Taiwan Communiqué that Tien Tsai-ting and fellow Democratic Progressive Party legislators Hung Chi-chang, Lee Ching-hsiung, Lu Hsiu-yi, and Tai Chen-yao questioned premier Hau Pei-tsun about the One China, One Taiwan concept and discussed a purported rift between Hau and president Lee Teng-hui.[1] After leaving the legislature upon the end of his term in 1993, Tien advocated for media rights in Taiwan. In March 1995, Tien, Chang Chun-hung, Chai Trong-rong, and Yu Chen Yueh-ying attended a luncheon hosted by the Formosan Association for Public Affairs in Washington, D.C., where they called for US Congresspeople to ask the ruling Kuomintang government in Taiwan to grant a fourth television broadcast license to Formosa Television, representing the political opposition.[2] Tien became a member of the Taiwan Independence Party, and served as vice chairman of Formosa Television.[3] During the 1998 legislative elections, he sought a seat from Taichung County on behalf of the Taiwan Independence Party.[4][5] He won 1% of the vote, and was not seated.[6][7] In 2003, Tien replaced Chai Trong-rong as chairman of Formosa Television.[3] After Kuo Pei-hung assumed the chairmanship, Tien became an honorary director of Formosa Television.[8] In this role, Tien expressed opposition to the April 2019 vote that named Wang Ming-yu Kuo's successor.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Demonstrating for "One Taiwan" [and] Debate in the Legislative Yuan" (PDF). Taiwan Communiqué (57): 9–10. December 1992. ISSN 1027-3999.
- ^ "The Fourth Television Station". Taiwan Communiqué (65). April 1995. ISSN 1027-3999.
- ^ a b Chang, Yun-Ping (29 August 2003). "Chai steps down from media post". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "第 04 屆立法委員選舉（區域） 候選人得票數" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "[1998 electoral data]" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "1998-第 04 屆立法委員選舉 > 區域" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "第 04 屆立法委員選舉（區域） 候選人得票數" (in Chinese). Central Election Commission. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b Shan, Shelley (3 April 2019). "FTV selects new chair in extraordinary meeting". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
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