Yang Shih-chien explained

Yang Shih-chien (; 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, Yang founded the Global Strategic Investment Fund in March 2001.[5] The Taiwan Solidarity Union suspected Yang of working in China, and disclosed the allegations in 2002.[6] Subsequently, Yang's Global Strategic Investment Fund was fined by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.[5] [7] In 2010, Yang became the chairman of the China Prosper Investment and Management Company, based in Tianjin.[8] 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.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: The New Cabinet . Free China Review . 1 August 1996.
  2. News: Tsering Namgyal . Asia starts again from scratch . 20 June 2020 . Taipei Times . 18 March 2001.
  3. News: Automate Or Stagnate . 20 June 2020 . Free China Review . 1 November 1991.
  4. News: A GATT-Fly in The Rice Bowl . 20 June 2020 . Free China Review . 1 April 1994.
  5. News: Chen . Kevin . Former officials face fines . 20 June 2020 . Taipei Times . 31 December 2002.
  6. News: Lin . Miao-Jung . Low . Stephanie . TSU names 11 as security threats . 20 June 2020 . Taipei Times . 13 March 2002.
  7. News: Huang . Joyce . MOEA levies fines on 4 companies for investing in China . 20 June 2020 . Taipei Times . 19 January 2003.
  8. News: Chen . George . Hung . Faith . Taiwan ex-govt official now private equity boss in China . 20 June 2020 . Reuters . 24 March 2010. Republished as: News: Ex-MOEA official heads Chinese fund manager . 20 June 2020 . Taipei Times . 29 March 2010.
  9. News: EDITORIAL: Action must be taken on tax evasion . 20 June 2020 . Taipei Times . 25 April 2016.

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