1. Wu Den-yih graduated from National Taiwan University and worked as a journalist before beginning a career in politics with a 1973 appointment to the Taipei City Council.
11 Facts About Wu Den-yih
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Wu Den-yih then served two full terms in the Legislative Yuan from 2002 to 2008.
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Wu Den-yih served until 2012, when he and Ma Ying-jeou formed the Kuomintang presidential ticket.
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Wu Den-yih attended National Taiwan University, where he was president and editor-in-chief of the University News student periodical in from 1968 to 1969.
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Wu Den-yih graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history in 1970.
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Wu Den-yih further added that although corruption violates the law, the law nevertheless survives.
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Wu Den-yih was elected to two terms, serving from 1981 to 1989.
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Wu Den-yih was accompanied by three senior KMT members, Wu Po-hsiung, Lin Fong-cheng and John Chiang.
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Wu Den-yih added that he will make every effort in assisting any Chinese people who wish to invest in Taiwan.
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Wu Den-yih was the third person, after Hau Lung-pin and incumbent chairperson Hung Hsiu-chu, to announce his candidacy for the position.
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Wu Den-yih said that Mainland China's ambition for unifying Taiwan under one country, two systems and Taiwan's ambition for independence or unification would destabilize cross-strait relations, stressing that peace is the best choice for both sides of the strait at the moment.