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Government Information Office
The Government Information Office, Executive Yuan (GIO; ) was a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan, Taiwan (the Republic of China) in charge of promoting government policies and regulating media in Taiwan, domestic media. History In April 1947, the Republic of China government completed all preparations for the implementation of constitutional rule and made the transition from the stage of political suzerainty to that of constitutional government. All ministries, commissions and councils under the Executive Yuan were expanded, and on 23 April, the Executive Yuan created the Government Information Office and agencies for health, irrigation and land affairs. The GIO was formally inaugurated in Nanjing on 2 May 1947, and the Department of International Publicity, originally under the Ministry of Information of the Kuomintang, was placed under it. On 21 March 1949, then President of the Republic of China, President Chiang Kai-shek promulgated the revision of Article ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The China Post
''The China Post'' () was an English-language newspaper published in Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocea ... (officially the Republic of China), alongside the '' Taipei Times'' and the '' Taiwan News''. ''The China Post'' was established by Mr. and Mrs. Y. P. Huang in 1952. In April 2017, ''The China Post'' announced that the print edition of the publication would end on 15 May 2017, though the website and mobile application would remain active. In October 2017, the original ''China Post'' website was discontinued and merged with news agency NOWnews. ''The China Post'', however, remained a member of Asia News Network. It translated articles from Chinese into English and continued to produce bilingual content. Digging back to its roots, it had also begun to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Lee (Taiwanese Politician)
Lee Ta-wei (; born 15 October 1949), also known by his English name David Lee, is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who is the chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation May to August 2020 and from January 2023 to May 2024. He formerly served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2016 to February 2018, Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Taiwan from February 2018 to May 2020, and the Secretary-General to the President since 3 August 2020 to 31 January 2023. Education Lee graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in political science in 1973, then completed graduate studies in the United States at the University of Virginia, where he earned his Master of Arts (M.A.) in foreign affairs in 1980 and his Ph.D. in foreign affairs in 1986. Career timeline * 2007–2012 representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada * 2004–2007 representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Su Chi
Su Chi (; born 1 October 1949) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. Su served as Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 2008 to 2010. Previously, he was the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 1 February 1999 to 19 May 2000. Su coined the phrase 1992 Consensus in early 2000 to describe the position on One China issues that developed following the October–November 1992 discussions between the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS). Education Su attended National Chengchi University, where he was classmates with Jason Hu, and graduated in 1971 with a bachelor's degree in political science. He then went to pursue graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a master's degree from the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University in 1975, a Master of Arts in political science from Columbia University in 1980, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Hu
Hu Chih-chiang (; born 15 May 1948), also known by his English name Jason Hu, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician. He served as the mayor of Taichung from 2001 to 2014, when the city was a Provincial city (Taiwan), provincial city (2001–2010) and then a Special municipality (Taiwan), special municipality (2010–2014). He is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) and was a vice chairman of the party for two terms. Before entering politics, Hu graduated from National Chengchi University and was educated in England, where he obtained a master's degree from the University of Southampton and earned a doctorate from Oxford University. Early life and education Hu was born in Beijing in the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China on 15 May 1948, and became a war refugee to Taiwan as a young child when the Kuomintang lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party, Communists in 1949. His father was an army officer in the National Revolutionary Army. Hu was raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang King-yuh
Chang King-yuh (; born 27 April 1937) is a Taiwanese political scientist and lawyer. He was Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan from 28 February 1996 to 31 January 1999. Early life and education Chang was born in China to Shao Chu Chang and Hsi-chen Huang. He graduated in 1958 with his bachelor's degree in law from National Taiwan University and earned a master's degree in diplomacy from National Chengchi University in 1961. He them completed graduate studies in the United States at Columbia University, where he earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in comparative law from Columbia Law School in 1964 and earned his PhD in political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ... in 1971. Early career Chang was the President of National Chengc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Soong
Soong Chu-yu (; born 30 April 1942), also known by his English name James Soong, is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician who is the founder and chairman of the People First Party. Soong was the first and only elected governor of Taiwan Province from 1994 and 1998, after which he became a perennial candidate in Taiwanese politics. Born in China to a Kuomintang military family, Soong graduated from National Chengchi University and went to the United States, where he earned his PhD in political science from Georgetown University. He began his political career as a secretary to Premier Chiang Ching-kuo and rose to prominence as director-general of the Government Information Office (GIO) from 1979 to 1984. Upon Chiang's death, Soong was instrumental in silencing conservatives in the KMT from blocking the ascendancy of Lee Teng-hui as KMT leader. From 1994 to 1998, he was the only elected governor of Taiwan Province. After failing to gain the KMT nomination, Soong ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ting Mao-shih
Ting Mao-shih (; born 10 October 1925) is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician. Ting attended the University of Paris and began working for the Central News Agency in 1956. He left two years later for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and began his diplomatic career. He was named a special adviser to the president after Chen Shui-bian was elected to the office in 2000, but chose to retire via resignation in August of that year. Ting served on a committee set up to investigate the 3-19 shooting incident of 2004, and was an adviser to Chen's successor Ma Ying-jeou Ma Ying-jeou ( zh, t=馬英九; pinyin: ''Mǎ Yīngjiǔ''; ; born 13 July 1950) is a Taiwanese politician, lawyer, and legal scholar who served as the sixth president of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Kuomintang (KMT ... starting in 2011. References 1925 births Living people Republic of China politicians from Yunnan Ministers of foreign affairs of Taiwan University of Paris alumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrick Chien
Chien Foo (; born 21 March 1935), also known by his English name Fredrick Foo Chien, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician who served as the List of presidents of the Control Yuan, president of the Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005. After earning his doctorate from Yale University, he assumed a series of governmental positions include Director-General of the Government Information Office from 1972 to 1975, Republic of China Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, Representative to the United States from 1982 to 1988, Chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development from 1988 to 1990, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Republic of China), Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1990 to 1996. He was also the Speaker of the National Assembly (Republic of China), National Assembly between 1996 and 1999. Early life and family Chuen was born in Peking's Shou Shan Hospital, a hospital of the Peking Union Medical College, on March 21, 1935 (February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wei
James Wei (; 28 August 1907 – 7 October 1982) was a Taiwanese news media executive who led the Government Information Office from 1966 to 1972. Biography Mainland China years James Wei was born in Zhejiang on 28 August 1907, and he graduated from Yenching University in 1928. After graduating from university, he became a journalist for Tianjin ''Yong Bao'' (庸報) and North China Star (明星報). In 1938, Wei became a Special member of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Kuomintang. In 1942, Wei began working for the Ministry of Information, the predecessor organization to what became known as the Government Information Office. In 1946, he became a director of the Shanghai Office, the International Publicity Office of the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Kuomintang.(中國國民黨中央宣傳部國際宣傳處上海辦事處主任) Taiwan years He moved to Taiwan in 1949, and established the ''China News'' on 5 June 1949. The publication was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Shen
James C.H. Shen (; July 2, 1909, Shanghai – July 12, 2007, Taipei) was a Taiwanese diplomat. Shen served as the last official Republic of China ambassador to the United States before the U.S. switched its diplomatic recognition to the People's Republic of China in 1979. Early life James Shen was born in Shanghai, Qing dynasty China, in 1909. Shen was educated at Yenching University, which was located in Beijing. He earned his master's degree in journalism at the University of Missouri in 1935. Shen worked as a reporter and editor early in his career. He reported for media agencies throughout China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. He fled to Taiwan with the Nationalists when Chiang Kai-shek moved his government to Taipei following their defeat by Mao Zedong's Communist forces in 1949. Additionally, Shen began work as an analyst and commentator for the Chinese government. His early government positions included "section chief" of the Ministry of Information's international department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shen Chang-huan
Shen Chang-huan (; 16 October 1913 – 2 July 1998) was a Taiwanese politician and diplomat. He is the longest-serving Minister of Foreign Affairs in Taiwan's history, in office for a cumulative total of over twelve years from 1960 to 1966 and from 1972 to 1978. Life and career Shen was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in mainland China. He was educated at Yenching University in Beijing, before moving to the United States and completing a Master of Arts degree at the University of Michigan. He was a member of the Kuomintang The Kuomintang (KMT) is a major political party in the Republic of China (Taiwan). It was the one party state, sole ruling party of the country Republic of China (1912-1949), during its rule from 1927 to 1949 in Mainland China until Retreat ... (Chinese Nationalist Party), and from 1945 to 1948 served as Chiang Kai-shek's private secretary. He was a government spokesman from 1950 to 1953, after the retreat to Taiwan. During a lengthy career in foreign af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
