10 Facts About Shu Chin-chiang

Shu Chin-chiang is a Taiwanese novelist and politician.

Shu Chin-chiang joined the Taiwan Solidarity Union in 2001 and served as party chairman from 2005 to 2006 before he was expelled in 2014 for renouncing Taiwanese independence.

Shu Chin-chiang then served as the secretary-general of the National Cultural Association.

In December 2004, Shu Chin-chiang was reported as a possible candidate for the TSU chairmanship.

Later that month, Shu Chin-chiang officially declared his candidacy for the party chairmanship.

Shu Chin-chiang stepped down from his position at the National Cultural Association, where he was replaced by Tchen Yu-chiou, to declare his candidacy for the office.

However, Shu Chin-chiang said that his visit was not an endorsement of Japanese militarism, but an attempt to memorialize Taiwanese soldiers who had died while serving the Japanese during the era of occupation.

Shu Chin-chiang resigned the party chairmanship on 25 December 2006, to take responsibility for the TSU's poor showing in the municipal elections.

Shu Chin-chiang's actions were viewed as seriously violating the core values of the TSU, and he was expelled from the party for making the trip to China.

In 2023, Shu Chin-chiang became chief executive officer of the New Homeland Think Tank Association, an organization affiliated with the Taiwan People's Party.