Lii Wen Explained

Lii Wen (; born 4 March 1989) is a Taiwanese journalist and politician.

Early life and education

Lii was born on 4 March 1989, to sociologist and National Tsing Hua University professor Lii Ding-tzann,[1] [2] and is a Hsinchu native. He earned a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University and a master's degree at the University of Chicago.[3] As a student within NTU's anthropology department, Lii participated in fieldwork in China, Taiwan, and across Southeast Asia and also worked for the news magazine .[4] [5]

Career

After finishing his master's degree, Lii gave up dual American citizenship and returned to Taiwan to complete his military service.[6] From 2014 to 2015, Lii wrote for the Taipei Times.[7] [8] [9] Lii also worked for the Democratic Progressive Party and later the National Security Council, specializing in international outreach and diplomatic policy research.[10] [11] He subsequently became a party spokesperson.[12] [13] Following the 2018 Taiwanese local elections, the Democratic Progressive Party asked Lii to consider running for any Legislative Yuan seat in Taipei or New Taipei deemed primarily pan-blue. He rejected the suggestion and sought to run in an even more difficult district, the Matsu Islands.[14] [15] In September 2019, Lii duly accepted the DPP nomination for the Legislative Yuan in Lienchang County,[16] [17] becoming the first Democratic Progressive legislative candidate there since Tsao Cheng-ti in 2008.[14] [15] He finished third in the 2020 legislative election, behind incumbent Chen Hsueh-sheng and former lawmaker Tsao Erh-chung. Although he lost, Lii's campaign set a record for DPP-affiliated vote share in a Matsu legislative election at eleven percent.[18] [19] Lii's legislative campaign was noted for a slim chance of victory,[20] [21] but attracted attention for using military imagery, considered rare for a DPP candidate.[22] He also wore a large balloon advertising his campaign, as well as gloves resembling lobster claws, and a winged mussel costume to draw attention to aquaculture in Lienchang County.[22] In July 2020, he became the founding leader of the DPP chapter in Lienchang County.[15] [23] Lii then worked to nominate the first Matsu-based DPP candidates for local political office.[24] [25] His campaign for the Lienchang County magistracy in the 2022 local election featured an inflatable fish, representing the yellow croaker.[26] [27] Lii, who was the first DPP nominee for the Lienchiang magistracy,[28] [29] finished behind two Kuomintang candidates, Wang Chung-ming and Tsao Erh-yuan.[30] Lii launched his second legislative campaign in November 2023, again facing Chen Hsueh-sheng, as well as Taiwan People's Party candidate Tsao Erh-kai.[31] [32] Lii garnered 1,382 votes in the January 2024 election, finishing behind Chen Hsueh-sheng (3,116) and ahead of Tsao Erh-kai (1,373).[33] [34] In February 2024, Lii was named head of the DPP's international affairs department.[35] With the presidential inauguration of Lai Ching-te in May 2024, Lii joined the Lai administration as spokesperson, responsible for international media relations.[36] [37]

Notes and References

  1. News: Lii . Ding-tzann . Taiwan’s leaders and Taiwanese values . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 15 September 2019.
  2. https://www.storm.mg/article/939798 備戰2020！民進黨斜槓團隊成軍　素人媽媽因「可帶小孩上班」接任發言人一職
  3. News: 2號 李問 . 30 December 2022 . Liberty Times . 2020 . zh.
  4. https://www.new7.com.tw/SNewsView.aspx?Key=%E6%96%B0%E5%8D%97%E5%90%91&i=TXT20190226163612WAG&p=1 民進黨八○後素人，各個有故事
  5. https://taronews.tw/2019/03/24/289943/ 《李問專欄》中國人民無法決定自己的命運
  6. https://www.thenewslens.com/article/118071 【專訪】敗選後的民進黨「青年」發言人：黨的危機就是流失年輕人
  7. News: Lii . Wen . 'Room service' group to sue Novotel staff and police . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 25 September 2014.
  8. News: Lii . Wen . Loa . Iok-sin . New civic group vows to overhaul political system . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 29 September 2014.
  9. News: Lii . Wen . Former Hualon workers urge swift payments . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 5 June 2015.
  10. News: Hioe . Brian . PROMOTING A MORE INCLUSIVE DPP ON MATSU: AN INTERVIEW WITH LII WEN . 30 December 2022 . New Bloom . 5 January 2020.
  11. News: 雷 . 展程 . 關 . 美清 . 台灣大選：挑戰深藍選區的「淡菜男」李問 . 3 January 2023 . BBC . 9 January 2020 . zh.
  12. https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/breakingnews/2699966 擅長領域各不同 民進黨4名新任發言人亮相
  13. News: Pan . Jason . DPP primary process agreed upon . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 30 May 2019. and News: DPP finally decides on format of presidential primary . 30 December 2022 . Central News Agency . 29 May 2019.
  14. News: Hsieh . Milo . Asking for Votes Dressed Like a Mussel in Matsu: Lii Wen . 30 December 2022 . Ketagalan Media . 7 January 2020.
  15. News: Kwan . Rhoda . Interview: The Taiwanese politician on the frontline of democracy, 17 km from mainland China . 30 December 2022 . Hong Kong Free Press . 7 March 2021.
  16. News: Hioe . Brian . MAGISTRATES OF KINMEN, MAZU, AND PENGHU VISIT BEIJING TO MEET WITH TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR . 30 December 2022 . New Bloom . 31 August 2019.
  17. News: KMT names Hung for Tainan race . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 5 September 2019.
  18. News: 連江縣長「兩藍一綠」激戰 民進黨李問敬陪未座仍寫紀錄 . 3 January 2023 . Liberty Times . 26 November 2022 . zh.
  19. News: 自請出戰連江縣長！李問力圖翻轉綠營「離島荒」　擬徒步4鄉5島博支持 . 3 January 2023 . Storm Media . 24 July 2022 . zh.
  20. News: Chau . Thompson . Taiwan's Tsai faces tough battle in local elections . 30 December 2022 . Nikkei . 22 November 2022.
  21. News: Smith . Nicola . How Taiwan's elections remind the world - and Hong Kong - that Chinese culture and democracy can co-exist . 3 January 2023 . The Telegraph . 9 January 2020.
  22. Web site: Hioe. Brian. 2020-01-08. Aesthetics and Politics in 2020 Elections. 2020-07-09. New Bloom Magazine. en-US.
  23. News: Wu . Sarah . War in Ukraine reverberates for residents on the nation’s 'front line of democracy' . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . Reuters . 26 March 2022.
  24. News: 吳 . 睿騏 . 民進黨擬徵召拚連江縣長 李問：願承擔責任 . Central News Agency . zh.
  25. News: 李 . 秉芳 . 李問為民進黨插旗深藍鐵票倉馬祖，連江縣黨部史上首次推9人參選地方公職 . 2 January 2023 . The News Lens . 27 June 2022 . zh.
  26. News: Chiu . Joanna . On Taiwan’s campaign trail: Inflatable fish, square-dancing — and talking about the ‘neighbourhood bully’ . 30 December 2022 . Toronto Star . 15 October 2022.
  27. News: Pan . Jason . Ko Wen-je is a 'defeatist': Lin Fei-fan . 30 December 2022 . Taipei Times . 15 September 2022.
  28. News: 簡 . 惠茹 . 在他之前，民進黨在馬祖連黨部都沒有！從淡菜男孩到大黃魚戰隊，李問為何敢挑戰最艱困選區？ . 3 January 2023 . Business Today . Yahoo! Taiwan . 12 October 2022 . zh.
  29. News: 鄭 . 宏斌 . 黃 . 宣尹 . 專訪／翻轉馬祖！李問是創意點子王 . 2 January 2023 . Nownews . Yahoo! Taiwan . 15 August 2022 . zh.
  30. News: Yen . William . ELECTIONS 2022/KMT's Wang Chung-ming declares victory in Lienchiang County . 29 December 2022 . Central News Agency . 26 November 2022.
  31. News: 高 . 華謙 . 馬祖立委選戰 民眾黨首插旗、李問再戰陳雪生 . 4 September 2024 . Central News Agency . 23 November 2023 . zh.
  32. News: 馬祖立委選戰 民眾黨首插旗、李問再戰陳雪生 . 4 September 2024 . United Daily News . 25 November 2023.
  33. News: 李 . 成蔭 . 連江縣立委開票結果／陳雪生成功連任向鄉親致謝 李問發表敗選感言 . 4 September 2024 . United Daily News . 13 January 2024 . zh.
  34. News: 2024立委選舉》政黨票怎麼投？不分區名單、各縣市提名一次看 . 4 September 2024 . CommonWealth Magazine . 1 February 2024 . zh.
  35. News: Chen . Kevin . Taiwan's DPP appoints new international affairs department head . 4 September 2024 . Taiwan News . 15 February 2024.
  36. News: 都是媒體人背景 李問、郭雅慧將出任總統府發言人 . 4 September 2024 . Want Weekly . 9 May 2024 . zh.
  37. News: 溫 . 貴香 . 總統府發言人內定主播郭雅慧 李問負責國際媒體 . 4 September 2024 . Central News Agency . 9 May 2024 . zh.

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