Joseph Wu Jaushieh
吳釗燮
Official portrait, 2023
27th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
February 26, 2018
Premier
Deputy
Vice
Preceded byDavid Lee
Secretary-General to the President
In office
May 22, 2017 – February 26, 2018
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Deputy
Preceded byLiu Chien-sin (Acting)
Succeeded by
Secretary-General of National Security Council
In office
May 20, 2016 – May 22, 2017
PresidentTsai Ing-wen
Deputy
  • Chen Chun-lin
  • York Chen
Preceded byKao Hua-chu
Succeeded byYen Teh-fa
Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party
In office
May 28, 2014 – May 24, 2016
LeaderTsai Ing-wen
Preceded byLin Hsi-yao
Succeeded byHung Yao-fu
Taiwanese Representative to the United States
In office
April 10, 2007 – July 26, 2008
President
Preceded byDavid Lee
Succeeded byJason Yuan
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office
May 20, 2004 – April 10, 2007
Premier
Preceded byTsai Ing-wen
Succeeded byChen Ming-tong
Personal details
Born (1954-10-31) October 31, 1954
Dacheng, Changhua County, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (since 2002)
Education
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳釗燮
Simplified Chinese呉钊燮

Joseph Wu Jaushieh[1] (Chinese: 吳釗燮; pinyin: Wú Zhāoxiè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ngô͘ Chiau-siat; born October 31, 1954) is a Taiwanese politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Taiwan (ROC) under current President Tsai Ing-wen since February 26, 2018. He was formerly the Secretary-General to the President of Taiwan and the Secretary-General of the National Security Council of Taiwan. From 2007 to 2008, he was Chief Representative of Taiwan to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C., having been appointed to that position by President Chen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor, David Lee. On February 26, 2018, he took over the position of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, again succeeding David Lee.[2]

Educational background

Prior to entering politics, he was an academic political scientist, finishing his PhD in political science in 1989 at Ohio State University. He wrote his doctoral thesis on progress and obstacles to democratization in Taiwan. [3] He served as a teacher and research assistant in the political science department of Ohio State University in the United States, and as deputy director of the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

Rise in politics

Formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Office for President Chen Shui-bian, Wu was appointed the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, the body charged with coordinating relations with Mainland China (the People's Republic of China), by Chen in May 2004.

His appointment as Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council proved somewhat controversial due to his reputation as a supporter of Taiwan independence, especially in light of the simultaneous appointment as foreign minister of former independence activist Mark Chen. His tenure as head of TECRO lasted one year and three months.[4]

Cross-strait relations

On April 11, 2013, the ROC Cabinet approved a bill to establish a Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) branch office in Mainland China and an Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) office in Taiwan. Wu - who was once the ROC Minister of Mainland Affairs Council - said that for the ARATS office to be established in Taiwan, it would need to have three prerequisites: the office should never evolve to become like the PRC Liaison Office in Hong Kong; the office's mandate must be clearly defined; and the officers must adhere to international diplomatic regulations.[5]

In May 2021, he became the first person listed on the “diehard supporters of Taiwan independence” blacklist proposed by the Chinese government.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Jaushieh Joseph Wu - Principal Officers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部 - 全球資訊網英文網.
  2. ↑ Chung, Li-hua (May 19, 2017). "Joseph Wu named Presidential Office secretary-general". Taipei Times.
  3. ↑ Wu, Jaushieh Joseph. Toward another miracle? : impetuses and obstacles in Taiwan's democratization (Thesis).
  4. ↑ Jason Yuan places better US ties at top of priorities Taipei Times July 2, 2008, page 3
  5. ↑ "Ma ignoring Chinese hostility: TSU chairman". Taipei Times. May 19, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "国台办新闻发布会辑录（2021-05-12）" (in Simplified Chinese). 中共中央台办（国务院台办）. May 12, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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