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Chang Ching-sen

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chang.
Chang Ching-sen
張景森
Director of the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2017
Preceded byPosition established
(as Governor of Fujian Province to 1 January 2019)
Minister without Portfolio
Incumbent
Assumed office
20 May 2016
PremierLin Chuan
William Lai
Hope Su
Governor of Fujian Province
In office
20 May 2016 – 1 January 2019
Preceded byLin Chu-chia
Succeeded byPosition abolished
(as Director of the Kinmen-Matsu Joint Services Center from 1 January 2019)
Personal details
Born8 October 1959 (1959-10-08) (age 65)
Yunlin County, Taiwan Province, Taiwan
NationalityRepublic of China
Political partyIndependent
EducationNational Taiwan University (BS, PhD)

Chang Ching-sen (Chinese: 張景森; pinyin: Zhāng Jǐngsēn; born 8 October 1959) is a Taiwanese civil engineer and politician. He is known for his advocacy to resolve the North-South divide in Taiwan.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Chang graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) and Ph.D. in civil engineering in 1982 and 1991, respectively.

Political career

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In the mid-2000s, Chang was the vice chairman of the Council for Economic Planning and Development.[3] He served as an advisor to Ko Wen-je's 2014 Taipei mayoral campaign.[4][5] He was named a policy advisor to Tsai Ing-wen's 2016 presidential bid.[6] After Tsai won, her designated premier Lin Chuan named Chang to the cabinet as a minister without portfolio on 7 April 2016.[7] Three weeks before he took office on 20 May, Chang made controversial comments on Facebook about an urban renewal project in Shilin District.[8] He apologized via Facebook two days after making the post,[9] but later chose to deactivate his account on the social media platform.[10]

Cross-strait relations

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In September 2016 Chang made an unofficial statement that Mainland Chinese tourists are Taiwan's most needed friends, and to the Taiwanese that there is a difference between the Mainland Chinese people and the Mainland Chinese government.[11]

References

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  1. ^ 王淑芬 (2018-07-10). "高雄2期科學園區 張景森：用最快速辦理 - 地方". 中央社 CNA (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. ^ "朱立倫爭取前瞻預算 張景森：不知靠北中央什麼". 蘋果日報 (in Chinese). 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  3. ^ Huang, Jewel (20 November 2004). "DPP campaign picks up steam". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  4. ^ Shih, Hsiu-chuan; Loa, Iok-sin (25 November 2014). "KMT's Alex Tsai files wiretapping suit". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  5. ^ Lin, Sean (21 October 2015). "Farglory accused of ongoing Dome work despite order to halt". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Electricity rates to be cut on Friday". Taipei Times. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  7. ^ Loa, lok-sin (8 April 2016). "Lin Chuan introduces future Cabinet". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  8. ^ Hsiao, Alison (27 April 2016). "Chang Ching-sen angers with anti-activist remarks". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  9. ^ Loa, lok-sin (29 April 2016). "Chang sorry, but stands firm over urban renewal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  10. ^ Chin, Jonathan (16 May 2016). "Chang Ching-sen quits Facebook after a 'bludgeoning' by 'pissed off' netizens". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ "Minister's post about China visitors is his personal view: Cabinet". Focus Taiwan.


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