Yok Mu-ming
| Yok Mu-ming | |
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| 郁慕明 | |
| File:New Party Chairman Yok Mu-min.jpg | |
| Chairman of New Party | |
| Assumed office 2003 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1940 (age 83) Shanghai |
| Nationality |  Republic of China |
| Political party | New Party |
Yok Mu-ming (Chinese: 郁慕明; pinyin: Yù Mùmíng) is a politician in Taiwan and has been the current Chairman of New Party since 2003.[1]
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Cross-strait relations
2005 China visit
Yok and delegates from the New Party made an 8-day visit to Mainland China in July 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The delegates visited Beijing, Dalian, Guangzhou and Nanjing in a tour called "Journey of the Chinese Nation".[2]
In Guangzhou, Yok and his delegates paid tribute at the Huanghuagang Mausoleum of 72 Martyrs honoring the deceased during the Second Guangzhou Uprising to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish the Republic of China.[3]
2010 China visit
In May 2010, Yok visited the National Museum of China in Beijing in which he met with the museum director Lu Zhangshen. Lu briefed Yok about the current situation of the museum renovation. He also expressed hope for future collaboration between the museum and Taiwan, as well as strengthening ties with various cultural organizations in Taiwan.[4]
2012 Tiaoyutai Islands dispute
In 2012, responding to the dispute of Tiaoyutai Islands between Taiwan, Mainland China and Japan, Yok published a written statement saying that trilateral negotiation between the three sides cannot be realized at the current time, Taiwan should hold a dialogue with Mainland China so that the two sides could jointly discuss issues related to defending the islands.[5]
2014 China visit
During his visit to China in end of September 2014 to meet with the Secretary-General of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Xi Jinping, Yok was told by Xi on the peaceful unification and one country, two systems in resolving the Taiwan issues and that Beijing would not tolerate Taiwan independence movement. The statement marked the first time Xi Jinping told on one country, two systems to a Taiwanese politician since he became General Secretary of the CPC on 15 November 2012.[6]
See also
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