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

  1. 1 2 3 "The New Cabinet". Free China Review. 1 August 1996.
  2. ↑ Tsering Namgyal (18 March 2001). "Asia starts again from scratch". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Automate Or Stagnate". Free China Review. 1 November 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "A GATT-Fly in The Rice Bowl". Free China Review. 1 April 1994. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 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.
  6. 1 2 Chen, Kevin (31 December 2002). "Former officials face fines". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Lin, Miao-Jung; Low, Stephanie (13 March 2002). "TSU names 11 as security threats". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Huang, Joyce (19 January 2003). "MOEA levies fines on 4 companies for investing in China". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "EDITORIAL: Action must be taken on tax evasion". Taipei Times. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.


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