Yang Shih-chien ( Chinese: 楊世緘; born c. 1944) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
Yang earned a masters of electrical engineering and a doctorate from Northwestern University. [1]
Career
Yang is a member of the Kuomintang. [2] He was director-general of the Industrial Development Bureau prior to serving as political deputy minister of economic affairs from 1992 through 1994. [3] [4] Yang then led the Hsinchu Science Park Administration. [1] In 1996, Yang was named a minister without portfolio. [1] Following his retirement from politics in 2000, [5] Yang founded the Global Strategic Investment Fund in March 2001. [6] The Taiwan Solidarity Union suspected Yang of working in China, and disclosed the allegations in 2002. [7] Subsequently, Yang's Global Strategic Investment Fund was fined by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. [6] [8] In 2010, Yang became the chairman of the China Prosper Investment and Management Company, based in Tianjin. [5] Yang later served as national policy adviser to President Ma Ying-jeou. [9]
Personal life
Yang is a nephew of Rong Yiren, who served as vice president of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 1998. [5]
References
- ^ a b c "The New Cabinet". Free China Review. 1 August 1996.
- ^ Tsering Namgyal (18 March 2001). "Asia starts again from scratch". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Automate Or Stagnate". Free China Review. 1 November 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "A GATT-Fly in The Rice Bowl". Free China Review. 1 April 1994. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Chen, George; Hung, Faith (24 March 2010). "Taiwan ex-govt official now private equity boss in China". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Republished as: "Ex-MOEA official heads Chinese fund manager". Taipei Times. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Chen, Kevin (31 December 2002). "Former officials face fines". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Miao-Jung; Low, Stephanie (13 March 2002). "TSU names 11 as security threats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Huang, Joyce (19 January 2003). "MOEA levies fines on 4 companies for investing in China". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Action must be taken on tax evasion". Taipei Times. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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Yang Shih-chien ( Chinese: 楊世緘; born c. 1944) is a Taiwanese politician.
Education
Yang earned a masters of electrical engineering and a doctorate from Northwestern University. [1]
Career
Yang is a member of the Kuomintang. [2] He was director-general of the Industrial Development Bureau prior to serving as political deputy minister of economic affairs from 1992 through 1994. [3] [4] Yang then led the Hsinchu Science Park Administration. [1] In 1996, Yang was named a minister without portfolio. [1] Following his retirement from politics in 2000, [5] Yang founded the Global Strategic Investment Fund in March 2001. [6] The Taiwan Solidarity Union suspected Yang of working in China, and disclosed the allegations in 2002. [7] Subsequently, Yang's Global Strategic Investment Fund was fined by the Ministry of Economic Affairs. [6] [8] In 2010, Yang became the chairman of the China Prosper Investment and Management Company, based in Tianjin. [5] Yang later served as national policy adviser to President Ma Ying-jeou. [9]
Personal life
Yang is a nephew of Rong Yiren, who served as vice president of the People's Republic of China from 1993 to 1998. [5]
References
- ^ a b c "The New Cabinet". Free China Review. 1 August 1996.
- ^ Tsering Namgyal (18 March 2001). "Asia starts again from scratch". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Automate Or Stagnate". Free China Review. 1 November 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "A GATT-Fly in The Rice Bowl". Free China Review. 1 April 1994. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b c Chen, George; Hung, Faith (24 March 2010). "Taiwan ex-govt official now private equity boss in China". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Republished as: "Ex-MOEA official heads Chinese fund manager". Taipei Times. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b Chen, Kevin (31 December 2002). "Former officials face fines". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Lin, Miao-Jung; Low, Stephanie (13 March 2002). "TSU names 11 as security threats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Huang, Joyce (19 January 2003). "MOEA levies fines on 4 companies for investing in China". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "EDITORIAL: Action must be taken on tax evasion". Taipei Times. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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| This article about a Kuomintang politician from Taiwan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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- 20th-century Taiwanese politicians
- Kuomintang politicians in Taiwan
- Government ministers of Taiwan
- Taiwanese electrical engineers
- Northwestern University alumni
- Taiwanese expatriates in the United States
- Senior Advisors to President Ma Ying-jeou
- Taiwanese Kuomintang politician stubs