Shu Chin-chiang

Shu Chin-chiang
蘇進強
Chairman of Taiwan Solidarity Union
In office
10 January 2005 – 15 December 2006
Preceded by Huang Chu-wen
Huang Chung-yuan (acting)
Succeeded by Lin Chih-chia (acting)
Huang Kun-huei
Personal details
Born 5 April 1953 (age 62)
Baojhong, Yunlin, Taiwan
Nationality  Republic of China
Political party Taiwan Solidarity Union (2001-2014)
Alma mater R.O.C. Military Academy
National Defense University
Occupation Politician
Profession Soldier
Novelist
Military service
Service/branch Republic of China Army
Rank Colonel

Shu Chin-chiang (Chinese: 蘇進強; pinyin: Sū Jìnqiáng; born April 5, 1953) is a novelist and politician from Taiwan. His pen name is "Lu Jiang" (履彊). As a politician, he strongly supports the cause of Taiwan independence. In 2001 he began to serve as the secretary of Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSA) and in 2005 he was elevated to the party chairperson. In 2006 after a poor election performance of the party he resigned the chairmanship.

TSA Chairmanship

Yasukuni Shrine visit controversy

In April 2005, Shu visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine in Japan, incurring much criticism in Taiwan, as the shrine has posts for World War II war criminals.[1] However, Shu said that his visit was not an endorsement of Japanese militarism, instead he was only paying tributes to Taiwanese soldiers who had died while serving for the Japanese during occupation.[2]

Post TSA Chairmanship

2014 visit to Mainland China

In February 2014, Shu and delegates led by Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Lien Chan, visited Beijing for a 3 day visit to Beijing where they met with the head of Taiwan Affairs Office Zhang Zhijun and Communist Party of China General-Secretary Xi Jinping.

Party membership revocation

In early March 2014, Shu was expelled from the TSU and his party membership was revoked for accompanying KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and other delegates to visit Mainland China in February 2014. During the visit, Shu endorsed Lien as a champion for promoting cross-strait dialogue and advising the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to seize this opportunity for change and to drop Taiwanese independence as a core value. His actions were viewed as seriously violating the core values of the TSU.[3]

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