Wang Yi-chuan
Wang Yi-chuan | |
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| 王義川 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assuming office November 2024 | |
| Succeeding | Hung Sun-han |
| Constituency | Party-list (Democratic Progressive) |
| Director of the Taichung City Government Transportation Bureau | |
| In office 25 December 2014 – 12 December 2018 | |
| Mayor | Lin Chia-lung |
| Preceded by | Lin Liang-tai |
| Succeeded by | Yeh Chao-fu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1972 Jiali, Tainan County, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
Wang Yi-chuan (Chinese: 王義川; born 7 March 1972) is a Taiwanese politician.
Academic career
[edit]Prior to working in public service, Wang taught at Toko University, where he served as chair of the Department of Transportation and Logistics.[1]
Political career
[edit]During the mayoralty of Lin Chia-lung, Wang served as director general of Taichung City Government's Transportation Bureau.[2][3] As transportation director, Wang was involved in planning for the Taichung Metro.[4][5] In this role, he explored installing ground level traffic signs for pedestrians using smartphones,[6] sought to implement a rewards system for dashcam footage of traffic incidents,[7] and upgraded Taichung City Bus stations to save on electricity costs.[8] He opposed the expansion of oBike services to Taichung.[9]
Wang contested the 2019 by-election for a vacant Legislative Yuan seat in Taichung's fifth district on behalf of the Democratic Progressive Party,[10][11][12] and lost to Shen Chih-hwei.[13] Wang subsequently worked for the DPP-affiliated Taiwan Thinktank and as a political commentator.[14][15][16]
Wang was ranked fourteenth on the DPP party list in the 2024 legislative elections,[17][18] and not elected to the Legislative Yuan. After the election, he was named director of the DPP's Policy Research and Coordinating Committee.[19] While in this position, Wang stated on a political talk show that the Democratic Progressive Party could use mobile phone data to determine the ages of protesters participating in the 2024 Taiwanese constitutional controversy demonstrations.[20] These comments drew attention in the Legislative Yuan and National Communications Commission,[21][22] as well as criticism of Wang by the Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party.[23] Wang himself criticised Kuomintang politician Andrew Hsia for visiting China, and the Taipei City Government for a subcontract signed with Taifo during the mayoral administration of TPP founding chairman Ko Wen-je.[24][25]
In May 2024, the Taiwan Affairs Office, an agency of the People's Republic of China, sanctioned Wang and four other Taiwanese for disseminating information that "deceived some Taiwanese, sowed division ... and harmed brotherly goodwill across the Strait".[26][27] In November 2024, Wang was appointed to the Legislative Yuan, replacing Hung Sun-han, who was elevated to labor minster upon the resignation of Ho Pei-shan.[28][29]
References
[edit]- ^ Chang, Ya-ching (11 August 2014). "Taichung's BRT fails to impress: poll". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Kao, Evelyn (31 July 2024). "Airport competition: Taichung aiming for upgrade of its airport to". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 November 2024. Republished as: "FEATURE: Taichung mayor calls for airport upgrade". Taipei Times. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Misplaced parking spaces cause bus-stop hassle". Taipei Times. 21 April 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Taichung's first MRT line to begin operation by 2020". Central News Agency. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Taichung metro step closer to train-testing by yearend". Central News Agency. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024. Republished as: Shan, Shelley (4 September 2018). "Taichung to test MRT line by year-end". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "'Smartphone zombies' may get ground-level traffic signs in Taichung". Central News Agency. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Huang, Chien-how; Huang, Liang-chieh; Chung, Jake (6 November 2023). "Taipei mulls rewards for dash cam video footage". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Huang, Chung-shan; Chung, Jake (4 February 2018). "New Taichung bus stops to cut emissions". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Chang, Ching-ya; Chung, Jake (15 July 2017). "Official tells oBike system to keep out of Taichung". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Taichung flora expo to be closed on election day: official". Central News Agency. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "9 candidates registered for Taipei, Taichung legislative by-elections". Central News Agency. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Two legislative by-elections to take place Sunday". Central News Agency. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "KMT's Shen wins Taichung legislative by-election amid low turnout". Central News Agency. 27 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024. Republished as: "DPP, KMT candidates win in by-elections". Taipei Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Huang, Chen-sheng; Wang, Yi-chuan (22 April 2022). "Electric buses could promise big returns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Lin, Chin-kuo (7 January 2024). "Traffic policy ignores drivers' rights". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Chinese apps and disenchantment". Taipei Times. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Yi, He-hsuan (3 December 2023). "Split tickets not always best". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Chen, Yun; Pan, Jason (16 November 2023). "DPP unveils legislator-at-large list, with Kuma Academy's Puma Shen". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "DPP, KMT strategizing to attract young voters". Taipei Times. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Wu, Ching-chin (7 June 2024). "Clarifying surveillance concerns". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Shan, Shelley (8 August 2024). "NCC suspends ruling on cases due to lack of experts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Chung, Jake (30 May 2024). "Police do not track protesters, lawmakers told". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Yeh, Yu-cheng (5 June 2024). "Personal data accusations are false". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Shih, Hsiao-kuang; Chung, Jake (14 March 2024). "DPP slams KMT vice chair Andrew Hsia's China visit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Lee, I-chia (26 March 2024). "Taipei to terminate part of Taifo contract: mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Government agencies back 5 Taiwanese threatened by China". Central News Agency. 16 May 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Chin, Jonathan (16 May 2024). "China's TAO sanctions Taiwanese". Taipei Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ 蔡, 晉宇 (23 November 2024). "人物／高鐵沒靠背到「王膝知」王義川諧星路線前進國會". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ 何, 哲欣 (23 November 2024). "吳崢恭喜王義川 遭轟冷血：有人死了還慶祝". Nownews (in Chinese). Yahoo! Taiwan. Retrieved 23 November 2024.