Chen Chen-hsiang explained

Chen Chen-hsiang
Native Name Lang:zh-hant
Office1:Vice Chairperson of Kuomintang
1Blankname1:Chairperson
1Namedata1:Hung Hsiu-chu
Term Start1:23 November 2016
Term End1:30 June 2017
Office2:Member of Legislative Yuan
Term Start2:1 February 2012
Term End2:31 January 2016
Constituency2:Republic of China
Office3:Commander-in-chief, Republic of China Army
Term Start3:1 February 1999
Term End3:31 January 2002
Birth Place:Wuhu, Anhui
Nationality:Republic of China
Party:Kuomintang
Branch: Republic of China Army
Rank: General

Chen Chen-hsiang (; born 10 October 1942) is a Taiwanese politician and a retired army general. He served as the Army Commander-in-chief before retirement, and elected into the Eighth Legislative Yuan from 2012 to 2016 and has been the Vice Chairperson of Kuomintang (KMT) since 23 November 2016.[1]

Kuomintang

2016 Beijing visit

Chen was part of a Kuomintang delegation which visited Beijing at the end of December 2016 to hold a dialogue with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The meeting with Taiwan Affairs Office Director Zhang Zhijun focused on exchanges between KMT and CCP officials, exchanges between young people between the two sides and protection of the people's rights and interests.[2] They attended a trade fair on 24 December 2016 to promote agricultural products and tourism from Hualien County, Hsinchu County, Kinmen County, Lienchiang County, Miaoli County, Nantou County, New Taipei City and Taitung County.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chen, Chen-Hsiang. Legislative Yuan, Republic of China (Taiwan). 22 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Liu . Claudia . Low . Y.F. . 20 December 2016 . KMT vice chairman to visit Beijing for dialogue with CPC . 22 December 2016 . .
  3. Web site: Liu . Claudia . Huang . Romulo . 21 December 2016 . KMT delegation set to visit Beijing . 22 December 2016 . .