Wang Yu-chi
| Wang Yu-chi | |
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| 王郁琦 | |
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| Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan | |
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In office 28 September 2012 – 16 February 2015 |
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| Deputy |
Chang Hsien-yao,Lin Chu-chia Chang Hsien-yao, Lin Chu-chia, Wu Mei-hung Shih Hui-fen, Lin Chu-chia, Wu Mei-hung |
| Preceded by | Lai Shin-yuan |
| Succeeded by | Andrew Hsia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 48) Taiwan |
| Nationality | Republic of China |
| Political party | Kuomintang |
| Alma mater |
National Taiwan University Indiana University |
Wang Yu-chi (Chinese: 王郁琦; pinyin: Wáng Yùqí) is a politician in the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) of the Executive Yuan since 28 September 2012 until 16 February 2015, when he resigned over the dropping of espionage charges brought against Chang Hsien-yao. Wang is the first ROC ministerial-level government official to visit Mainland China after the end of Chinese Civil War in 1949.
Wang earned his bachelor's degree in law from National Taiwan University (NTU). During his third year of university in NTU, he went to Singapore for the finals of the annual Asian varsities debate hosted by then Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. As a member of the NTU team, Wang argued persuasively against his group opponent from Nanjing University, saying that "mankind co-existing in peace is an impossible ideal". His team won. He then continued his master's degree in law from Indiana University in the United States.
In October 2012, after just less than a week after his appointment as the Minister, Wang was tested to identify Chinese leaders from the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China by Tsai Chi-chang, member of the Democratic Progressive Party at the Legislative Yuan. He only managed to identify Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping, but failed to do so on the other seven leaders.
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