Wu Chun-cheng (Chinese: 吳春城; born 18 August 1961) is a Taiwanese business executive and politician.

Wu Chun-cheng
吳春城
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2024
ConstituencyParty-list (Taiwan People's Party)
Personal details
Born (1961-08-18) 18 August 1961 (age 63)
Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Political partyTaiwan People's Party
EducationNational Central University
National Sun Yat-sen University
Fudan University

Education and early career

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Wu earned a Bachelor of Arts in literature from National Central University, completed a master of laws at National Sun Yat-sen University, then moved to China and obtained a doctorate in management from Fudan University.[1][2] He is the founding chairman of the Jet-Go Consulting Group,[3][4] has served as director of the Cross-Strait Policy Association,[5] and led the Strong Generation Educational and Cultural Association,[3][6] advocating for dignified aging and aiding those who are to those aged 45, 55 or 60 and above, depending on varying definitions.[6][7]

Political career

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Wu was elected to the Legislative Yuan in January 2024 via the Taiwan People's Party list for proportional representation, and has served as secretary-general of the TPP caucus.[8] As a legislator, he continued advocating for educational and economic policy proposals to consider Taiwan's strong generation,[7][9][10] and has discussed related issues with foreign delegations to Taiwan.[10] In June 2024, legislator Wang Ting-yu alleged that Wu had skipped a vote on a bill exempting party-affiliated organizations from being implicated for holding ill-gotten assets.[11]

Wu was invited to the July 2024 Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China summit,[12] and alongside Ariel Chang, co-organized a September 2024 march in New York City advocating for Taiwanese participation in the United Nations.[13] After TPP chairman Ko Wen-je was linked to the Core Pacific City case [zh] and confirmed [zh] that he had used a presidential election subsidy to purchase his 2024 campaign headquarters, Wu commented that Ko was "Taiwan's [Nelson] Mandela.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "吳春城 (11)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Wu Chun-cheng (11)". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b "WU Chun-Cheng (Max)". Taiwan People's Party. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ Loa, Iok-sin; Chen, Hui-ping (29 May 2015). "Tsai policy is in line with US, Tsai leads KMT rivals: survey". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ Hsiao, Alison (13 May 2016). "WHA response DPP's remit: survey". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b Wu, Po-hsuan; Madjar, Kayleigh (21 October 2022). "Poll finds older shoppers feel discriminated against". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  7. ^ a b Cheng, Chih-chung; Kao, Evelyn (14 November 2024). "Education minister vows to open university for older adults in 2025". Central News Agency. Retrieved 17 November 2024. Republished as: "Education ministry planning university program for retirees". Taipei Times. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  8. ^ Tien, Fong-wen (18 February 2024). "Letters: State of nation tactics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  9. ^ Lee, Wen-hsin; Lin, Che-yuan; Chin, Jonathan (3 November 2024). "Seven regions already 'super-aged,' MOI says". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  10. ^ a b Lin, Che-yuan; Yeh, Esme (2 August 2024). "TPP chairman, officials meet with Japanese lawmakers". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  11. ^ Liu, Wan-lin; Chen, Cheng-yu; Chung, Jake (15 June 2024). "KMT advances proposal to ease assets restrictions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  12. ^ Huang, Ching-hsuan; Su, Yung-yao; Yeh, Esme (29 July 2024). "Taiwan Strait expected to be focus of IPAC summit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  13. ^ Hiciano, Larry (16 September 2024). "More than 500 take part in Taiwan rally in the US". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  14. ^ Smith, Courtney Donovan (2 November 2024). "Donovan's Deep Dives: Ko as 'sacrificial martyr': the cult-like rhetoric of the TPP and its supporters". Taipei Times. Retrieved 17 November 2024.