Kao Cheng-yan
高成炎
Personal details
Political party Green Party Taiwan
ProfessionComputer science

Kao Cheng-yan (Chinese: 高成炎; pinyin: Gāo Chéngyán; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ko Sêng-iām) is an activist and founding chair of the Green Party Taiwan[1] and a member of the Taiwan Environmental Protection Union. He was a Taiwan independence activist during his student years in the United States. He ran for the Legislative Yuan on a Green Party ticket in 1998 and 2001 but failed to gain a seat.[2]

In the 2004 ROC referendum, he debated DPP Legislator You Ching. In November 2019, Kao was ranked second on Green Party Taiwan's party list of legislative candidates contesting the 2020 elections.[3][4]

He opposes the completion of the Lungmen Nuclear Power Plant, leading the campaign to gather more than 120,000 signatures in order to add a referendum to the national ballot.[5][6] His opposition to nuclear power dates back to 1979.[7]

Professionally, he is a professor in Computer Science (Bioinformatics) at the National Taiwan University.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Arrigo, Linda Gail; Puleston, Gaia (2006). "The Environmental Movement in Taiwan after 2000: Advances and Dilemmas". In Fell, Dafydd; Klöter, Henning; Chang, Bi-yu (eds.). What has Changed? Taiwan Before and After the Change in Ruling Parties. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 178. ISBN 978-3447053792. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ Schafferer, Christian (2005). "7: Political Parties and Electoral Politics in Taiwan". In Schafferer, Christian (ed.). Understanding Modern East Asian Politics. Hauppauge: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. p. 126. ISBN 1-59454-505-7. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ Yang, Chun-hui; Hsiao, Sherry (15 November 2019). "DPP sets its legislator-at-large list". Taipei Times. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. ↑ Yang, Sophia (14 November 2019). "Green Party Taiwan nominates high-profile psychologist as legislator-at-large". Taiwan News. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Lee, I-chia (June 19, 2013). "Anti-nuclear cycling team returns from petition trip". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ Chung, Li-hua; Lin, Sean (July 13, 2014). "Group pushes for year-end Gonglian plant referendum". Taipei Times. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ Adams, Jonathan (May 30, 2010). "Asia's nuclear dilemma". globalpost. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Activists call for referendums on Taiwan's nuclear plants" (Press release). Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa. March 2, 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

Selected works

  • 高成炎, ed. (16 April 2012). 福島核災啟示錄：假如日本311發生在台灣…… [Fukushima nuclear disaster revealed: if the 311 Japan event happened in Taiwan ...]. Taipei: 前衛. ISBN 978-9578016842. (in Chinese)
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