Bill Sun Kauo-hwa (Chinese: 孫國華; born 11 October 1944) is a Taiwanese engineer and politician.

Education

Sun earned a Bachelor of Science degree at National Taiwan University in 1966, followed by a master's degree from the University of Kentucky in 1969. His doctoral studies were completed at the University of California, Berkeley, within the department of mechanical engineering. His doctoral dissertation was titled Thermal Performance Characteristics of Heat Pipes.[1][2]

Career

Sun served on committees considering the topic of nuclear power, and was active in Kuomintang-affiliated overseas organizations while in the United States.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2001, to represent overseas Chinese on behalf of the Kuomintang.[2] As a legislator, Sun was part of delegations that traveled to Europe in 2003 to advocate for Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization.[3][4] He planned to make another trip to Europe in 2004, for the same reason, but decided not to go.[5] In June 2004, Sun traveled to the United States as part of a delegation to discuss Taiwan's national defense and the potential for Taiwan to acquire military equipment from the United States.[6] In September of that year, Sun criticized the Thai government for refusing to grant him and other Taiwanese politicians a visa, forcing him to cancel a scheduled trip there.[7] Later that same month, Sun chastised foreign minister Mark Chen for statements Chen had made about relations with Singapore.[8] In January 2005, Sun joined a Taiwanese delegation attending the second inauguration of American president George W. Bush.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Sun, Kauo-hwa (1973). Thermal Performance Characteristics of Heat Pipes. University of California, Berkeley.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sun Kauo-Hwa". Legislative Yuan. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Chu, Monique (11 February 2003). "Lawmakers take quest for WHO support to Europe". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Lu, Fiona (17 May 2003). "Lobbying force heads to Geneva". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Su, Joy (26 March 2004). "KMT lawmakers' departure raises questions of motive". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Snyder, Charles; Wu, Debby (23 June 2004). "Taiwan urged to buy US weapons". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ↑ Chen, Melody (20 September 2004). "Thailand's visa refusal angers KMT legislator". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "MOFA backtracks on Singapore". Taipei Times. 29 September 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "US briefs envoy on China talks". Taipei Times. 10 January 2005. Retrieved 9 February 2022.


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