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James Soong Chu-yu is a Taiwanese politician. He is the founder and current Chairman of the People First Party.

Born to a Kuomintang military family of Hunanese origin, Soong began his political career as a secretary to Premier Chiang Ching-kuo and rose to prominence as director-general of the Government Information Office from 1979 to 1984. Upon Chiang's death, Soong was instrumental in silencing conservatives in the KMT from blocking the ascendancy of Lee Teng-hui as KMT leader. Soong was the only elected governor of Taiwan Province from 1994 to 1998, before the streamlining of the provincial government. He placed second in the 2000 presidential election; his independent candidacy split the pro-Chinese unification vote between himself and the KMT candidate Lien Chan, leading to the ascendancy of Democratic Progressive Party candidate Chen Shui-bian. In the 2004 presidential election, he ran as vice president on the ticket of Kuomintang chairman Lien Chan; they narrowly lost to Chen Shui-bian. Soong ran again as a candidate in the 2012 presidential race, garnering 2.77% of popular support. Soong's third presidential campaign in 2016 formed a split ticket with Minkuotang chairwoman Hsu Hsin-ying and won 12.84% of the vote. His 2020 campaign with running mate Sandra Yu finished last, with 4.2% of the vote. As of 2022, his name appears in the Suisse secrets revelations. Wikipedia  

✵ 16. March 1942
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“I would like to express my regret for the harms and wounds that once existed in this island of Taiwan. I also want to extend my apologies to those afflicted with such long-standing and agonizing pains. We must not forget how many families were torn up and how their emotional sufferings have been passed down from generation to generation. I can now relate to such pains. My apology is long overdue.”

James Soong

James Soong (2015) cited in " Soong apologizes for his role in Martial Law era http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/08/22/2003625919/1" on Taipei Times, 22 August 2015

“Cooperation is not a merger. There's no need to crush oneself to accommodate others.”

James Soong

James Soong (2015) cited in " Eric Chu taps former labor head as running mate and James Soong taps Hsu Hsin-ying http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/11/18/451246/Eric-Chu.htm" on China Post, 18 November 2015

“The appointment (as special envoy to APEC 2016) fills me with a deep sense of responsibility. It is a mission rather than a job. This mission is not about personal glory, but the entrustment of a responsibility to present to the international community the achievements Taiwan has made in the past decades.”

James Soong

James Soong (2016) cited in " Beijing knew I would be envoy: Soong http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2016/10/07/2003656671" on Taipei Times, 7 October 2016

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