Ding Shouzhong

Ding Shouzhong

Ding Shouzhong, male, was born on September 1, 1954 in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Province. He is a political figure in Taiwan and a member of the Chinese national party. He graduated from the Department of politics of Taiwan University. Master of foreign law and doctor of international law of Fletcher Institute of foreign law. Chairman of the party Department of Taipei. The first, second, third, fourth and sixth representatives of public opinion in Taiwan, associate professor of the Institute of political studies of Taiwan University and chairman of the cross strait development research foundation. He is the son-in-law of the late former commander-in-chief of the joint service, general Wen haxiong.

In the "legislator" election of single constituency and two vote system in early 2008, Ding Shouzhong represented the Kuomintang in the election of Taipei's first constituency, and was elected as the seventh regional "legislator" in January 2008. We oppose "Taiwan independence, constitutional referendum" and arms purchase. It is hoped that the cross-strait relations will develop from "uncertain" to "win-win" situation.

On May 2, 2018, the results of the KMT's Taipei Mayor primary election were announced. Ding Shouzhong defeated other candidates Zhong Xiaoping, sun Daqian and Zhang Xianyao to be nominated by the KMT.

Personal profile

Ding Shouzhong was born in Kaohsiung County, Taiwan Province on September 1, 1954. He was born in Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province and graduated from the Department of politics of Taiwan University. Master of foreign law and doctor of international law of Fletcher Institute of foreign law. Chairman of the party Department of Taipei.

After studying in the United States and returning to Taiwan in 1985, Ding Shouzhong became an associate professor of politics at Taiwan University. He has been the chief writer of Central Daily, the director of Taiwan International Education Research Association, the director of Taiwan blood donation Association, and the director of Taipei Buddhist Youth Association. In 1988, he was elected to the 13th National Congress of the Kuomintang. In December 1989, without being nominated by the KMT, he was elected as a representative of the public opinion in Taiwan, and successively served as a convener of the internal affairs committee and the National Defense Committee of the Taiwan legislature. In November of the same year, he served as the executive director of the "Democracy Foundation" presided over by Guanzhong, and resigned after the end of his seven-year term. After that, he was elected as the second, third and fourth regional representative of public opinion in Taiwan. He was deputy director of the Central Youth Work Association of the Kuomintang in 1993 and director in December 1995. In 1999, he served as deputy executive director of the Central Policy Council of the Taiwan legislature of the Kuomintang. In April 2000, he formed a sub group "reform meeting" with Chen Xuesheng, Zhu lilun, Zhu Fengzhi, Xu Shubo, Lu Xiuyan and other young and strong representatives from Taiwan. After the "presidential" election in 2000, he strongly supported the reform of the Kuomintang. In the first open election of the Kuomintang, he was elected to the Central Standing Committee. In July 2001, he was elected to the Standing Committee of the 16th Central Committee of the Kuomintang. He has a teacher-student relationship with KMT chairman Lien Chan and Guanzhong. He once served as the deputy director general and spokesman of Lien Chan's campaign headquarters, and won the trust of Lien Chan. On December 6, 2001, he served as chairman of the Kuomintang Taipei municipal Party department. He called himself a "reformist scholar" and insisted on the reform within the system, flaunting that he "did not participate in factions and was not linked with Jin Quan". During the period of Lee Teng Hui, he was regarded as a non mainstream faction of the Kuomintang and a young talent of the Kuomintang. In December 2001, the election of the 5th Taiwan representative of public opinion was defeated by a high vote. Later, he took up the party post. He is also a special researcher of the international relations research center of Chengchi University and the lead writer of "overseas review" of China Broadcasting Corporation. In December 2004, he was elected as the 6th regional representative of public opinion in Taiwan. In May 2006, in the KMT primary election for Taipei mayor, although Ding Shouzhong won the inner-party vote, Hao Longbin led by a large margin in all three polls. Finally, it was determined that Hao Longbin was qualified and Ding Shouzhong was defeated. In the "legislator" election of single constituency and two vote system in early 2008, Ding Shouzhong represented the Kuomintang in the election of Taipei's first constituency, and was elected as the seventh regional "legislator" in January 2008. On January 16, 2016, she was defeated by the Democratic Progressive Party candidate Wu siyao in the "legislator" election.

On May 2, 2018, the results of the KMT's Taipei Mayor primary election were announced. Ding Shouzhong defeated other candidates Zhong Xiaoping, sun Daqian and Zhang Xianyao to be nominated by the KMT.

Main experience

After returning to Taiwan in 1985, he was an associate professor in the Department of political science of Taiwan University. He was the chief writer of the central daily.

In December 1989, without being nominated by the KMT, he was elected as the representative of public opinion in Taiwan.

In 1999, he served as deputy executive director of the Central Policy Council of the Taiwan legislature of the Kuomintang.

In December 2004, he was elected as the 6th regional representative of public opinion in Taiwan.

Party office

In 1988, he was elected to the 13th National Congress of the Kuomintang.

In 1993, he served as deputy director of the Central Youth Work Association of the Kuomintang.

He served as director in December 1995.

On December 6, 2001, he served as chairman of the Kuomintang Taipei municipal Party department. He called himself a "reformist scholar" and insisted on the reform within the system, flaunting that he "did not participate in factions and was not linked with Jin Quan". During the period of Lee Teng Hui, he was regarded as a non mainstream faction of the Kuomintang and a young talent of the Kuomintang.

In November 2018, according to the vote statistics of the election authorities of the Taiwan authorities, among the 22 County mayors, the KMT won 15 seats, the DPP won 6 seats, and another one was non party. According to the results of the vote counting, Ke Wenzhe, a non Party candidate, narrowly won the KMT candidate Ding Shouzhong in the Taipei mayor election with a narrow majority of more than 3200 votes. Ding Shouzhong filed an "invalid election lawsuit" with the court in the early hours of the 25th.

Community service

Director of the Chinese Mainland Research Association, the public welfare consultant of the Dong's foundation, chairman of the cross strait development research foundation, deputy director of Asia and world affairs, Boston News Agency (student student magazine), director of the youth development foundation, director of the Taiwan International Education Research Association, director of the China youth culture and Education Association, and member of the public policy committee of the consumer culture and education foundation. Convenor, director of Taiwan blood donation Association, director of Taipei Buddhist Youth Association, etc.

Political views

We oppose "Taiwan independence, constitutional referendum" and arms purchase. He is good at crisis management research and has a long history with the Taiwan military. It holds that Taiwan should not join TMD, but should develop deterrence weapons and advocate "offensive defense"; it holds that only by strengthening cross-strait consultation and establishing a mechanism of mutual trust can real "national security" be realized; it hopes that cross-strait relations will develop from "uncertain" to "win-win" situation.

Hometown feelings

Ding Shouzhong, a doctor of international politics studying in the United States, is the deputy executive director of the central policy committee of the Kuomintang. He actively advocated the implementation of "three links" and the development of cross-strait economy. In the 1990s, he served as chairman of the cross strait development research foundation.

On April 8, 2005, Ding Shouzhong returned to his hometown Yiwu for the second time. In the process of seeking cross-strait development, he went to Yiwu to worship his ancestors.

Hometown feelings that will never be forgotten

Ding Shouzhong rushed to Daling village, Niansanli street, Yiwu City to find his roots, ask his ancestors and worship them.

What he saw and heard in his hometown made Ding Shouzhong feel deeply. As the car drove through the spacious mall avenue to the direction of twenty-three Li, Ding Shouzhong looked at the busy scene of high-rise buildings and traffic along the way and said with emotion to his entourage that the development and change of his hometown are very fast.

On the way back to the village, Ding Shouzhong met villagers who came to greet him from time to time. The greetings from his hometown made Ding Shou's center deeply moved. As he was about to leave the village, an elder in the village held Ding Shouzhong's hands and said in a strong Yiwu dialect, "come back and have a look in the future!" When the car started, Ding Shouzhong waved frequently and his eyes were moist. Keep in mind the great interests of the nation

Because of his father's words and deeds, Ding Shouzhong's national concept is particularly strong. While studying for a doctorate in international politics at the Fletcher Institute of foreign affairs and law at Harvard University in the United States, Ding Shouzhong competed with his classmates from other countries for their lessons and grades. During the six years of studying for a doctor's degree, Ding Shouzhong learned a truth from all kinds of situations abroad: only when the country is rich and the people are strong, can the people hold their heads high and compete on the world stage.

Six years later, Ding Shouzhong, who won his doctorate, returned to Taiwan as an associate professor in the Department of political science at Taiwan University and the editorial writer of several newspapers. When Ding Shouzhong was 35 years old, he entered Taiwan politics as a scholar.

Advocating "three links" across the Straits

For more than 10 years, Ding Shouzhong has been acting as a scholar and a sharp political questioner. He has the courage to reflect public opinion and actively participated in putting forward a number of public policies and livelihood bills. He has become a pivotal role in Taiwan's political arena.

According to Ding Shouzhong's analysis, Taiwan's economic development at this stage is at a low ebb. How to promote cross-strait economic and trade development is the key to solving Taiwan's economic problems. The mainland has a huge trade market, good investment environment and policy support. In recent years, a considerable number of Taiwan manufacturers have moved to the mainland to carry out production and trade exchanges, which is also a major trend of cross-strait economic development.

Personal preference

Taekwondo, badminton, swimming, listening to classical music, watching movies, reading, mountain climbing, meditation.

Buddhists, the name is Guoshan.

He has a gentle appearance.

Personal education

Graduated from Department of politics, National Taiwan University

(1976)

Master of foreign law, Fletcher Institute of foreign law

(1981)

Doctor of international politics, Fletcher Institute of foreign law, USA

(1985)

Diplomatic and consular personnel pass the special examination

Personal life

His wife, Wen Ziling, is a lecturer in the Music Department of Soochow University and has two sons.

My father was a retired lieutenant general. His father-in-law, Wen ha Xiong, is a former strategic adviser to the office of the leader of the Taiwan authorities and "commander in chief of the joint logistics".

Hong Juan, mother-in-law, is a close sister to Hong Yan, wife of Liu Taiying, former chairman of the KMT party business management committee.

Ding Shouzhong's father, Ding Jian, was a military doctor of the Kuomintang army. He went to Taiwan with the army in 1949 and has been working since then

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