Joseph Wu

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.

Joseph Wu 吳釗燮 PhD
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5th ROC Representative for United States
In office 10 April 2007 – 26 July 2008
Preceded by	David Lee
Succeeded by	Jason Yuan
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council of the Executive Yuan
In office 20 May 2004 – 10 April 2007
Preceded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Succeeded by	Chen Ming-tong
Personal details
Born	(1954-10-31) 31 October 1954 Changhua County, Taiwan
Nationality	Taiwan
Political party	Democratic Progressive Party
Alma mater	National Chengchi University University of Missouri Ohio State University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Political scientist

Joseph Wu
Traditional Chinese	吳釗燮
Simplified Chinese	呉钊燮
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Zhāoxiè Tongyong Pinyin Wú Jhāosiè Wade–Giles Wú Chāo-hsièh IPA [tɕi̯àŋ tʰǐŋfǔ] Yale Romanization Wú Jāusyè

Joseph Wu or Wu Chao-hsieh (Chinese: 吳釗燮; pinyin: Wú Zhāoxiè; born 31 October 1954) was formerly the chief representative of Taiwan to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C.. He was appointed to that position in mid-April 2007 by President Chen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor, David Lee.

Educational background

Prior to entering politics, he was an academic political scientist, finishing his PhD in political science in 1989 at Ohio State University. He wrote papers critical of the PRC while in the United States. He served as a teacher and research assistant in the political science department of Ohio State University in the United States, and as deputy director of the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University in Taiwan.

Rise in politics

Formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Office for President Chen Shui-bian, Wu was appointed the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, the body charged with coordinating relations with Mainland China (the People's Republic of China), by Chen in May 2004.

His appointment as Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council proved somewhat controversial due to his reputation as a supporter of Taiwan independence, especially in light of the simultaneous appointment as foreign minister of former independence activist Mark Chen. Wu was the only non-Kuomintang representative of the ROC to the United States.

His tenure as head of TECRO lasted one year and three months.

Cross-strait relations

With the approved bill by the ROC Cabinet on 11 April 2013 to established Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) branch office in Mainland China and Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) office in Taiwan, Joseph, who were once the ROC Minister of Mainland Affairs Council said that for ARATS office to be established in Taiwan, it needs to have three prerequisite, which are that office should never evolved to become the one like PRC Liaison Office in Hong Kong, office's mandate must be clearly defined and the officers must adhere to the international diplomatic regulations.

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Government offices
Preceded by David Lee	Head of TECRO 2007–2008	Succeeded by Jason Yuan