13 Facts About Jang Show-ling

Jang Show-ling is a Taiwanese economist and politician.

Jang Show-ling joined the National Taiwan University faculty in August 1992 as an associate professor.

Jang Show-ling was appointed to a full professorship in August 2006.

Jang Show-ling served as director of the research and development office of NTU's College of Social Sciences between August 2008 and July 2012, after which she was named chair of the Department of Economics.

Jang Show-ling opposed a merger of Want Want China Broadband and China Network Systems proposed in 2012.

Jang Show-ling criticized another proposed acquisition, that of Next Media by Want Want.

Jang Show-ling estimated that the CSSTA would affect over 1,000 industries and millions of Taiwanese workers, and stated that the Ma Ying-jeou presidential administration discussed the agreement with larger businesses, but did not reach out to mid-sized and small companies.

Jang Show-ling believed that, faced with resource-rich Chinese enterprises, smaller businesses in Taiwan would find themselves unable to compete and were likely to leave the market.

Jang Show-ling claimed in 2014 that the CSSTA-mandated opening of Taiwan's service market would result in millions of job losses.

Jang Show-ling stated later that year that the pact would lead to Chinese investment in Taiwan's local infrastructure, through which the island's economy could be controlled.

Jang Show-ling accepted an at-large legislative nomination from the NPP in 2016, placing third of six candidates on the NPP party list, but was not elected to the Legislative Yuan.

Jang Show-ling remained on the National Taiwan University faculty, where she opposed the election of Kuan Chung-ming as university president.

Jang Show-ling replaced Kawlo Iyun Pacidal as an at-large legislator on 11 September 2019, following the revocation of Kawlo's NPP membership.