Yang Ying-hsiung explained

Yang Ying-hsiung
Office1:Member of the Legislative Yuan
Term Start1:1 February 2012
Term End1:31 January 2016
Constituency1:Kinmen County
Predecessor1:Chen Fu-hai
Successor1:Yang Cheng-wu
Birth Date:1957 6, df=y
Birth Place:Kinmen, Fujian
Nationality:Republic of China
Party:Kuomintang
Otherparty:New Party
Alma Mater:Fu Jen Catholic University
Xiamen University

Yang Ying-hsiung (; born 8 June 1957) is a Taiwanese politician.

Education

Yang attended Kinmen County Jin-sha Elementary School, and . He completed a bachelor's degree in economics at Fu Jen Catholic University and a master's of business administration at Xiamen University.[1]

Political career

Yang won election to the Kinmen County Council in 2002 and 2005 while affiliated with the New Party.[2] [3] Yang won a third term as county councilor in 2009, representing the Kuomintang.[4] He was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2012, again under the Kuomintang banner.[1]

In April 2012, Yang abstained from the first round of voting on a resolution banning the import and sale of beef from the United States.[5] Although he voted against the resolution in the second round,[6] the Kuomintang fined him and several other affiliated legislators. The total value of fines assessed was over NT$3 million, setting a record for the largest total fine in the Legislative Yuan's history.[7] In 2013, Yang drew attention to rising airfares.[8] [9] During his legislative term, Yang commented often on foreign relations,[10] specifically regarding Japan,[11] and aid distributed to the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan in 2013.[12] Regarding the military, Yang opposed a withdrawal of forces from Dadan and Erdan Islands in 2013.[13] Following unauthorized visits by private citizens to a military base housing Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters in 2015, Yang questioned the status of military cooperation between Taiwan and the United States.[14] While serving on the Legislative Yuan, Yang expressed support for the Kinmen County Government to pursue a deal on the supply of utilities from China.[15]

Notes and References

  1. News: Yang Ying-hsiung (8) . 19 July 2020 . Legislative Yuan.
  2. News: 2002-91年縣市議員選舉 > 區域 . Central Election Commission . zh.
  3. News: 2005-94年縣市議員選舉 > 區域 . 19 July 2020 . Central Election Commission . zh.
  4. News: 2009-98年縣市議員選舉 > 區域 . 19 July 2020 . Central Election Commission . zh.
  5. News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . Beef vote a warning sign: KMT whip . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 28 April 2012.
  6. News: Shih . Hsiao-kuang . KMT schedules disciplinary meeting . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 29 April 2012.
  7. News: Shih . Hsiao-kuang . Hsu . Stacy . KMT lawmakers fined for disobedience . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 4 February 2013.
  8. News: Shan . Shelley . Lawmakers object to airfare increase . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 17 April 2013.
  9. News: Shan . Shelley . Discounts could ease flight cost increase . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 27 September 2013.
  10. News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . Nation's image tarnished: lawmakers . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 30 May 2013.
  11. News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . Japan has to face up to wartime past, envoy says . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 3 May 2013.
  12. News: Shih . Hsiu-chuan . Mo . Yan-chih . 'No limits' on aid to Philippines: MOFA . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 14 November 2013.
  13. News: Troop withdrawals worry lawmakers . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 3 October 2013.
  14. News: Hsiao . Alison . Military officials must resign: legislators . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 8 April 2015.
  15. News: Lin . Sean . Environmentalists warn on Kinmen-China water deal . 19 July 2020 . Taipei Times . 22 July 2015.