Kao Koong-lian
| Kao Koong-lian | |
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| 高孔廉 | |
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| Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation | |
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In office 20 May 2008 – 6 February 2014 |
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| Chairman |
Chiang Pin-kung Lin Join-sane |
| Deputy Secretary-General | Ma Shaw-chang |
| Succeeded by | Chang Hsien-yao |
| Minister of the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission of the Executive Yuan | |
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In office 1997 – 20 May 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Lee Hou-kao |
| Succeeded by | Hsu Cheng-kuang |
| Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan | |
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In office 28 February 1996 – 1997 |
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| Chairman | Chang King-yuh |
| Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan (acting) |
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In office 3 December 1995 – 27 February 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Vincent Siew |
| Succeeded by | Chang King-yuh |
| Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan | |
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In office 1991 – 3 December 1995 |
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| Chairman |
Shih Chi-yang Huang Kun-huei Vincent Siew |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
9 November 1944 (age 72) Minhou, Fukien, Republic of China |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Alma mater |
National Chengchi University University of Connecticut Louisiana State University |
Kao Koong-lian (Chinese: 高孔廉; pinyin: Gāo Kǒnglián) is a politician in the Republic of China. He was the Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) from 2008 to 2014.
Speaking at a press conference in Taipei on January 1998, Kao said that the ROC government is willing to enhance relation with Tibetan government-in-exile in India. He added that the commission is willing to provide aids to all Tibetans irrespective of their political belief, and that the ROC government is committed to the reunification of China.
On November 2012 during a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the 1992 Consensus, Kao said that the consensus is a temporary measures to regulate the relations between two sides of the Taiwan Straits in which both sides agreed to set aside differences. However, he emphasized that the two sides need to take another step forward in agreeing to not repudiate each other's jurisdiction and to establish cross-strait comprehensive offices on a reciprocal basis.
He added that SEF is the temporary mediator between two government agencies across the Taiwan Strait. Once all of the communication channel between the two sides have been well-established, SEF may no longer be needed.
He pointed out that over the past two decades, Taiwan identity has changed significantly, adding that Taiwanese identity has been reinforced heavily within Taiwan. This is something that both Beijing and Taipei should guard against.
Kao and SEF officials left for Mainland China in mid April 2013 to visit Taiwanese companies operating in Chengdu and Chongqing and meet with senior executives of Taiwanese businesses. He discussed problems they are facing or if there is any assistance SEF can do to help them.
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