Eric Chu

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Eric Chu

| native_name = {{nobold|朱立倫}}

| native_name_lang = zh-tw

| image = 新北市長朱立倫.png

| imagesize = 220px

| caption = Official portrait, 2017

| order = 7th and 11th

| office = Chairman of the Kuomintang

| deputy = {{list collapsed|title=See list|Sean Lien
Andrew Hsia
Huang Min-hui}}

| 1blankname = Secretary General

| 1namedata = Justin Huang

| term_start = 5 October 2021

| predecessor = Johnny Chiang

| deputy1 = {{list collapsed|title=See list|Hau Lung-pin
Huang Min-hui}}

| 1blankname1 = Secretary General

| 1namedata1 = Lee Shu-chuan

| term_start1 = 19 January 2015

| term_end1 = 16 January 2016

| predecessor1 = Wu Den-yih {{small|(Acting)}}

| successor1 = Huang Min-hui {{small|(Acting)}}

| order2 = 1st

| office2 = Mayor of New Taipei

| deputy2 = {{list collapsed|title=See list|Hou Yu-ih
Hsu Chih-chien
Lee Shih-chuan
Chen Shen-hsien}}

| term_start2 = 25 December 2010

| term_end2 = 25 December 2018{{efn|Hou Yu-ih served as acting mayor from 20 October 2015 to 18 January 2016 during Chu's presidential campaign.}}

| predecessor2 = Chou Hsi-wei {{small|(as Magistrate of Taipei County)}}

| successor2 = Hou Yu-ih

| order3 = 29th

| office3 = Vice Premier of the Republic of China

| premier3 = Wu Den-yih

| term_start3 = 10 September 2009

| term_end3 = 17 May 2010

| predecessor3 = Paul Chiu

| successor3 = Sean Chen

| office4 = Minister of the Consumer Protection Commission

| premier4 = Wu Den-yih

| term_start4 = 10 September 2009

| term_end4 = 17 May 2010

| predecessor4 = Paul Chiu

| successor4 = Sean Chen

| office5 = 11th Magistrate of Taoyuan

| deputy5 = Huang Min-kon

| term_start5 = 20 December 2001

| term_end5 = 10 September 2009

| predecessor5 = Hsu Ying-shen {{small|(Acting)}}

| successor5 = Huang Min-kon {{small|(Acting)}}

| office6 = Member of the Legislative Yuan

| term_start6 = 1 February 1999

| term_end6 = 20 December 2001

| predecessor6 =

| successor6 =

| constituency6 = Taoyuan County

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bade, Taoyuan, Taiwan

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = KMT

| spouse = Kao Wan-ching

| children = 2

| education = National Taiwan University (BA)
New York University
(MBA, PhD)

| signature = Chu Li-lun Signature.svg

| module = {{infobox scientist

| child = yes

| field = Applied statistics

| doctoral_advisor = Joshua Ronen

| thesis_title = Market-based Accounting Research: An International Comparison and New Evidence

| thesis_year = 1991

| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/openview/53c8171b399c8dc474c4803594b9b490/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar

}}

| module2 = {{infobox Chinese

| child = yes

| t = 朱立倫

| s = 朱立伦

| p = Zhū Lìlún

| w = Chu Li-lun

}}

Eric Li-luan Chu{{Cite web |url=http://foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw:80/content/?parent_id=10010&type_id=10010 |title=Mayor of New Taipei City |website=New Taipei City Government |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116013919/http://foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw/content/?parent_id=10010&type_id=10010 |archive-date=16 January 2018 |url-status=dead }} ({{zh |t = 朱立倫 |p = Zhū Lìlún }}; born on 7 June 1961) is a Taiwanese politician, statistician, and academic who is currently the chairman of the Kuomintang (KMT).{{cite web |title=新北市第2屆市長選舉選舉公報 |url=https://bulletin.cec.gov.tw/01%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89%E5%85%AC%E5%A0%B1/03%E7%9B%B4%E8%BD%84%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7/103%E5%B9%B4/02%E6%96%B0%E5%8C%97%E5%B8%82%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7.pdf |website=Central Election Commission |access-date=19 June 2022 |location=Taiwan |language=zh}}

Born into a political family with strong ties to the Kuomintang,{{cite web |url = http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1656522/after-kmt-drubbing-all-eyes-turn-partys-lone-mayor-eric-chu |title = After KMT drubbing, all eyes turn to party's lone mayor, Eric Chu |date = 5 December 2014 |work = South China Morning Post }} Chu graduated from National Taiwan University and earned a master's degree and PhD from New York University. He served as a member of the Legislative Yuan from 1999 to 2001, and as the magistrate of Taoyuan County from 2001 to 2009. From 2009 to 2010, he served as the vice premier under Premier Wu Den-yih. He was elected as the first mayor of the newly established city of New Taipei on 27 November 2010.

On 17 January 2015, he was elected unopposed as the chairman of the Kuomintang, succeeding Ma Ying-jeou. On 17 October 2015, he was chosen as KMT candidate for the 2016 presidential election replacing incumbent candidate Hung Hsiu-chu. Chu was defeated by his opponent Tsai Ing-wen, and subsequently resigned his post as KMT chairman. {{cite news |title=侯友宜7個字勝選新北市長經緯萬端考驗多[影] |url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/firstnews/201811245013.aspx |access-date=19 June 2022 |agency=Central News Agency |date=24 November 2018 |location=Taiwan |language=zh}} As a result of the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election, he returned to his former post as chairman of the party.

Early life and education

Chu was born in Bade City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan."[http://www.tycg.gov.tw/site/index.aspx?site_id=123&site_content_sn=9134 The Mayor of Taoyuan County ― Eric Liluan Chu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717152806/http://www.tycg.gov.tw/site/index.aspx?site_id=123&site_content_sn=9134 |date=17 July 2011 }}." Taoyuan County. Retrieved on 2 February 2009. His ancestral home is Yiwu, Zhejiang, and he is the son of a local Taoyuan County politician who served in the local legislature and also in the National Assembly. Chu's mother is from Daxi Township. Chu is married to Kao Wan-ching ({{lang|zh-hant|高婉倩}});{{Cite web |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/presidential-election/2015/10/21/448879/Chu-meets.htm |title=Chu meets AIT's Kin; mum on US trip - the China Post |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=21 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021132554/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/presidential-election/2015/10/21/448879/Chu-meets.htm |url-status=dead }} his father-in-law, Kao Yu-jen, is former speaker of the Taiwan Provincial Assembly, chairman of Twinhead International Corp and founder of FiberLogic Communications.{{cite web |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/11/17/2003577076 |title = Eric Chu tight-lipped on election bid |date = 17 November 2013 }}{{cite web |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/09/09/2003453131 |title = PROFILE: Appointment as vice premier will put Taoyuan County's Eric Chu to the test |date = 9 September 2009 }}{{cite web |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/02/19/2003583866 |title = Eric Chu's family ties a cause for concern: TSU |date = 19 February 2014 }}

In 1983, Chu graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in management. After completing compulsory military service in the Republic of China Armed Forces, he then pursued graduate studies in the United States at New York University (NYU), where he earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in finance in 1987 and a Ph.D. in accounting and applied statistics in 1991 from the New York University Stern School of Business.{{Cite web |title=Dr. Eric Liluan Chu |url=http://pbfea2005.rutgers.edu/2011PBFEAM/Speakers/Dr.%20Eric%20Liluan%20Chu.htm |access-date=2024-12-31 |website= |publisher=Rutgers University}} As a graduate student at NYU, Chu received a scholarship for further study and met his wife, Kao Wan-ching.{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Pinxi |date=2015-11-14 |title=朱立倫紐約求學回憶多最想念熱狗 |url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9C%B1%E7%AB%8B%E5%80%AB%E7%B4%90%E7%B4%84%E6%B1%82%E5%AD%B8%E5%9B%9E%E6%86%B6%E5%A4%9A-%E6%9C%80%E6%83%B3%E5%BF%B5%E7%86%B1%E7%8B%97-180500451.html |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=Radio Taiwan International |language=zh-Hant-TW |via=Yahoo News}} His doctoral dissertation was titled, "Market-Based Accounting Research: An International Comparison and New Evidence," and was supervised by Joshua Ronen.[https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/static/cv/cv_jr7_20230324.pdf Joshua Ronen CV]

Academic career

After obtaining his doctorate, Chu taught as an assistant professor at the City University of New York before returning to teach in Taiwan in 1992.{{cite web|url=http://foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw/_file/2968/SG/44296/D40000002968000005_0.html|title=New Taipei City Government - Mayor of New Taipei City|work=ntpc.gov.tw|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151023005034/http://foreigner.ntpc.gov.tw/_file/2968/SG/44296/D40000002968000005_0.html|archive-date=23 October 2015}} He initially taught as an associate professor in accounting at National Taiwan University and was promoted to a tenured professor in 1997.{{Cite web |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/09/08/223721/Chu-said.htm |title=Chu said he could not turn down appointment - the China Post |access-date=23 October 2015 |archive-date=8 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208040552/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/09/08/223721/Chu-said.htm |url-status=dead }}

Early political career

He ran in the Republic of China legislative election held on 5 December 1998, was elected as a Kuomintang legislator, and took office on 1 February 1999. During his office term, he focused on financial and economic issues of Taiwan.{{cite web|url=http://www.wantchinatimes.com/whoswho-cnt.aspx?id=20101019000021&cid=20 |title=Eric Chu (朱立倫)｜Who's Who｜WantChinaTimes.com |publisher=Wantchinatimes.com |date=1961-06-07 |access-date=2014-05-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502000402/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/whoswho-cnt.aspx?id=20101019000021&cid=20 |archive-date=2 May 2014}}

In 2000, he was appointed Chairman of the Budgetary Committee and the Finance Committee of the Legislative Yuan. He served in these positions for one year until 2001.

Taoyuan County magistrate

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= 2001 Taoyuan County magistrate election =

Chu won the 2001 Taoyuan County Magistrate election held on 1 December 2001 as a member of then-opposition Kuomintang, defeating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Perng Shaw-jiin.{{cite news|last1=Chiu|first1=Yu-tzu|title=DPP loses support on the ground|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/special/archives/2001/12/02/0000114126|access-date=16 May 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=2 December 2001}}{{cite web |date=December 2011 |title=歷任副院長朱立倫先生 |url=https://www.ey.gov.tw/Page/5A785DBE4B285905/c9b16bea-20cd-45b3-91e5-9f0e8f2479e7 |access-date=19 June 2022 |website=Executive Yuan |language=zh |location=Taiwan}}

=2005 Taoyuan County magistrate election=

Chu ran for re-election in the 2005 Republic of China local election on 3 December 2005 and defeated DPP challenger Cheng Pao-ching, CEO of Taiwan Salt Company. He then took office for his second term as magistrate on 20 December 2005.{{cite web |url = http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/11/30/2003605634 |title = 2014 ELECTIONS: KMT's John Wu loses Taoyuan re-election bid |date = 30 November 2014 }}

Kuomintang Vice Chairmanship

During his second term as Magistrate of Taoyuan County, Chu concurrently served as the Vice Chairman of Kuomintang from November 2008 until October 2009.{{cite web |url = http://blog.rti.org.tw/english/2010/05/23/4523/#.Um6GHnDl6nw |title = Newsmakers: Eric Chu | Hear in Taiwan |website = Blog.rti.org.tw |date = 2010-05-23 |access-date = 2014-05-01 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141225011352/http://blog.rti.org.tw/english/2010/05/23/4523/#.Um6GHnDl6nw |archive-date = 25 December 2014 |url-status = dead }}

ROC Vice Premiership

= Vice Premier appointment =

Chu was tapped by President Ma Ying-jeou to be the Vice Premier to Wu Den-yih on 7 September 2009, in a reshuffling of the Executive Yuan due to the slow disaster response to Typhoon Morakot.{{Cite web |title=Chu bids farewell to Taoyuan residents - the China Post |url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/09/11/224183/Chu-bids.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305143037/http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2009/09/11/224183/Chu-bids.htm |archive-date=5 March 2016 |access-date=23 October 2015}}{{cite news |last = Wong |first = Edward |title=Prime Minister of Taiwan Quits Over Typhoon Response |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/world/asia/08taiwan.html?_r=0 |access-date=19 October 2015 |work=The New York Times|date=7 September 2009 }} Chu's position as Magistrate of Taoyuan County was succeeded by Deputy Magistrate Huang Min-kon.{{cite web |url = http://www.ey.gov.tw/en/News_Content.aspx?n=1C6028CA080A27B3&sms=E0588283EFAA02AD&s=A03E0AEB6E16FCB6 |title=Huang Min-kon tapped as deputy secretary-general(行政院全球資訊網 - PDA(英文版)-Press Releases) |website = Ey.gov.tw |access-date=2014-05-01 }} At the age of 48, Chu was the youngest Vice Premier in ROC history.{{cite news|last1=Li|first1=Xueying|title=KMT ditches presidential candidate|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/kmt-ditches-presidential-candidate|access-date=19 October 2015|work=Straits Times|date=18 October 2015}}

=Vice Premier resignation=

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On 13 May 2010, Chu submitted his resignation to Premier Wu to run for mayor of the newly created New Taipei City, the successor of Taipei County.{{cite news|title=Chu resigns to run in Xinbei City election|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hkedition/2010-05/14/content_9847372.htm|access-date=19 October 2015|work=China Daily|date=14 May 2010}} Financial Supervisory Commission chairperson Sean Chen was tapped to succeed Chu as deputy premier.{{cite news|last1=Ho|first1=Chiayi|title=Wu names FSC head as ROC vice premier|url=http://www.taiwantoday.tw/ct.asp?xItem=102977&CtNode=445|access-date=19 October 2015|work=Taiwan Today|date=13 May 2010}}

New Taipei City Mayoralty

=2010 New Taipei City mayoralty election=

In May 2010 before the New Taipei City Mayor election, Chu outlined his vision for the city. Noting the gap between New Taipei and Taipei, Chu promised to transform New Taipei if he was elected, where completing the mass rapid transit network in New Taipei will be his top priority. Chu defeated DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen on 27 November 2010, to become the first mayor of New Taipei on 25 December 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-27/taiwan-s-kmt-wins-most-seats-in-vote-showing-support-for-pro-china-stance.html|title=Taiwan's KMT Wins Most Seats in Vote, Showing Support for Pro-China Stance|author=Weiyi Lim and Janet Ong|date=27 November 2010|work=Bloomberg}}{{cite news |author1=林金池 |date=28 November 2010 |title=朱立倫111萬票穩住最大票倉 |language=zh |work=中國時報 |location=Taiwan |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/newspapers/20101128000281-260102?chdtv |access-date=19 June 2022}} He named Hou Yu-ih, Hsu Chih-chien, and Lee Shih-chuan deputy mayors of the city.{{cite news|title=Former police chief to be Chu's deputy|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/12/21/2003491520|access-date=1 January 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=21 December 2010}} Hou and Chen Shen-hsien shared the deputy mayoral post soon after Lee was named Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan on 25 February 2014 and Hsu had stepped down on 30 June 2014 due to health concerns.{{cite news|last1=Culpan|first1=Tim|title=Former Google Executive Named Taiwan's First Technology Minister|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-02-26/former-google-executive-named-taiwan-s-first-technology-minister|access-date=2 January 2016|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|date=25 February 2014}}{{cite news|title=Ex-New Taipei deputy mayor prosecuted for taking bribes|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/local/taipei/2015/11/26/451922/Ex-New-Taipei.htm|access-date=2 January 2016|website=www.chinapost.com.tw|agency=Central News Agency|date=26 November 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Pan|first1=Jason|title=Hsu Chih-chien held in graft probe|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/07/31/2003624322|access-date=2 January 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=31 July 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Hsiao|first1=Alison|title=Ex-minister says he was victim of 'horrible system'|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/07/26/2003595969|access-date=27 May 2016|work=Taipei Times|date=28 July 2014}}

=Wikileaks=

The content of some of Chu's conversations with Stephen Young of the American Institute in Taiwan was included in US diplomatic cables that were leaked in 2011. Chu claims that those cables do not accurately reflect the content of his conversations with Young.{{cite web|url=http://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/09/08/2003512746|title=WIKILEAKS: KMT rushes to deny claims about internal struggles|date=8 September 2011}}

=Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident=

The Guang Da Xing No. 28 was fishing in disputed water in the South China Sea on 9 May 2013 when the Philippine Coast Guard opened fire on the Taiwanese fishing boat. Chu condemned the shooting and said that he would suspend all of the exchanges between New Taipei City and the Philippines until the Philippine government apologized for the incident, compensated the victim's family and prosecuted the perpetrators.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/05/12/2003562050 |title=Death on the High Seas: Ma issues ultimatum over fisherman's death |work=Taipei Times |date=2014-04-24 |access-date=2014-05-01}}

=2014 New Taipei City mayoralty election=

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On 29 November 2014, Chu won the New Taipei City mayoralty election, defeating his opponent Yu Shyi-kun of the Democratic Progressive Party. He had been expected to win a landslide victory,{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1661463/taiwanese-mayor-eric-chu-hopes-revive-ailing-kuomintang-next-chairman|title=New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu to run for Kuomintang chairman|date=12 December 2014|work=South China Morning Post}}{{cite news|last1=Yan-chih|first1=Mo|title=Chu leading in mayoral election: poll|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/12/25/2003579761|access-date=20 October 2015|work=Taipei Times|date=25 December 2013}} but he won by slightly more than 1% of the vote total.{{cite news|last1=Lo|first1=Chi-hao James|title=Chu's close-shave win in New Taipei|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/11/30/422994/Chus-close-shave.htm|access-date=19 October 2015|website=www.chinapost.com.tw|date=20 November 2014}} His second mayoral term started on 25 December 2014.{{cite news |author1=李定宇 |title=朱立倫宣誓就職內政部長到場監誓 |url=https://tw.appledaily.com/politics/20141225/3V2HA45DVDDXUJZB2H5BSLKGAA/ |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=蘋果新聞網 |date=25 December 2014 |language=zh}}

Kuomintang chairmanship (2014–2016)

On 17 January 2015, Chu ran unopposed in the KMT chairmanship election.{{cite news |author1=謝莉慧 |date=17 January 2015 |title=史上最高得票率99.61% 朱立倫接黨主席 |language=zh |work=新頭殼newtalk |location=Taiwan |url=https://newtalk.tw/news/view/2015-01-17/55956 |access-date=19 June 2022}} He was the only candidate to have registered and paid the NT$2 million registration fee.{{cite news|last1=Chyan|first1=Amy|title=Eric Chu to become KMT chairman by default|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/12/14/424023/Eric-Chu.htm|access-date=20 October 2015|website=www.chinapost.com.tw|date=14 December 2014}} He succeeded Ma Ying-jeou, who had resigned on 3 December 2014 to take responsibility for KMT losses in the ROC local election on 29 November 2014.{{cite news |author1=黃名璽 |title=馬英九3日向中常會請辭黨主席 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/ch/news/2635072 |access-date=19 June 2022 |work=Taiwan News |agency=Central News Agency |date=2 December 2014 |language=zh}}

Prior to the election, Chu said he had not yet decided on meeting with Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping after being elected as KMT chairman.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201412210018.aspx|title=Would-be KMT chairman brushes off idea of meeting with Xi 'for now'|date=21 December 2014 |agency=Central News Agency}} Furthermore, he said that "Cross-strait relations must stick to the current peaceful, open and mutually beneficial path, no matter which party is in power...but the economic benefits brought about by cross-strait development must not only go to a few vested groups...(and) We will pay special attention to an equitable distribution of wealth."{{cite news|title=Chu proposes referendum on Constitution in 2016|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2014/12/22/424617/p2/Chu-proposes.htm|access-date=21 October 2015|website=www.chinapost.com.tw|agency=Central News Agency|date=22 December 2014}} On 4 May 2015, Chu met with Xi Jinping in Beijing.{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/leader-of-taiwan-s/1823410.html|title=Leader of Taiwan's Kuomintang in Beijing to meet Chinese President Xi|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100710/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/leader-of-taiwan-s/1823410.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-s-ruling-party/1822222.html|title=Taiwan's ruling party chief to meet China's Xi on Monday|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-date=23 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723154421/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-s-ruling-party/1822222.html|url-status=dead}}

During his first term as party chair, Chu also acknowledged that the KMT accumulated much of its wealth illegally, and that these assets should be returned to the nation.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/12/22/2003607305|title=Chu registers for KMT election|date=22 December 2014}} In 2000 Chu claimed that these assets total US$3.15 billion;{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2014/12/25/2003607556|title=DPP challenges Chu on assets|date=25 December 2014}} they include 146 plots of land, many in prime locations, as well as 157 houses and buildings. the majority of which were seized from Japanese and Taiwanese in 1945 and subsequently treated as belonging to the party, not the nation.{{cite web|url=http://www.asiasentinel.com/politics/taiwans-kuomintang-seeks-to-hide-its-assets/|title=Taiwan's Kuomintang Seeks to Hide its Assets - Asia Sentinel|work=Asia Sentinel}} After Chu announced his candidacy for KMT Chairmanship, however, he claimed not to know what assets are held or what their value might be.{{cite web|url=http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/focus/breakingnews/1189351|script-title=zh:《TAIPEI TIMES 焦點》 DPP challenges Chu on assets|date=25 December 2014}}

=2016 Taiwanese presidential elections=

Though Chu had repeatedly refused to run in the 2016 presidential election,{{cite news|last1=Lai|first1=Hsiao-tung|title=Chu says he will not run for president|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/04/18/2003616212|access-date=18 October 2015|work=Taipei Times|date=18 April 2015}}{{cite news|agency=Reuters|title=Taiwan ruling party chief Eric Chu says he will not run for president next year|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/1799537/taiwan-ruling-party-chief-eric-chu-says-he-will-not-run|access-date=18 October 2015|work=South China Morning Post|date=16 April 2015}} he was chosen to be the preferred candidate over the incumbent Hung Hsiu-chu in a KMT congress held at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall on 17 October 2015.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201510170011.aspx|title=Eric Chu named as KMT's new presidential candidate|date=17 October 2015 |agency=Central News Agency}} 812 of 891 KMT members in attendance voted to replace Hung with Chu.{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-s-embattled-kmt/2199350.html|title=Taiwan's embattled KMT ousts presidential candidate|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=17 October 2015|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018154118/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/taiwan-s-embattled-kmt/2199350.html|url-status=dead}} In a post-election speech, Chu apologized to Hung for her dismissal, but continued by saying the KMT had reached a crucial point where it needed to adjust its pace and start anew. He also apologized to New Taipei residents for breaking his promise to serve as mayor until his term ended.{{cite web |title=KMT needs to start anew: Chu |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201510170014.aspx |website=focustaiwan.tw|date=17 October 2015 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/10/18/2003630321|title=Presidential Election: KMT's Eric Chu takes over campaign|work=Taipei Times|date=18 October 2015}} The party's decision to replace Hung had been made prior to the meeting, and Chu had apologized to Hung multiple times for the way the party had treated her.{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/10/14/2003630004|title=Chu apologizes over Hung turmoil|work=Taipei Times|date=14 October 2015|access-date=18 October 2015|last1=Hsu|first1=Stacy}}{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2015/10/15/2003630086|title=KMT moves closer to replacing Hung|work=Taipei Times|date=15 October 2015|access-date=18 October 2015|last1=Hsu|first1=Stacy}}

On 19 October 2015, Chu announced his intention to temporarily leave mayoral duties to Deputy Mayor Hou Yu-ih starting the next day.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201510190006.aspx|title=Eric Chu takes leave from mayoral duties|date=19 October 2015 |agency=Central News Agency}} Chu planned to take three months of leave, to focus on his presidential campaign. The monthly salary of NT$190,500 Chu would have collected during this time was to be donated to the New Taipei City treasury.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201510190011.aspx|title=KMT chief to donate wages for 3-month leave to New Taipei coffers|date=19 October 2015 |agency=Central News Agency}}

Chu suffered an enormous defeat in the 2016 presidential election, losing 18 of 23 counties. He resigned the KMT chairmanship, and returned to the New Taipei City mayorship on 18 January 2016.{{cite web |title=KMT's head Eric Chu, deputy head Hau Lung-bin step down - Focus Taiwan |date=16 January 2016 |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aipl/201601160025.aspx}}{{cite news|last1=Chiao|first1=Yuan-Ming|title=KMT chairmanship vacated as Chu bows out|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/01/19/456480/KMT-chairmanship.htm|access-date=26 January 2016|website=www.chinapost.com.tw|date=19 January 2016}}

Kuomintang chairmanship (2021–)

Chu announced that he would run in the 2021 Kuomintang chairmanship election on 2 August 2021.{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Cheng-chung |last2=Kao |first2=Evelyn |date=3 August 2021 |title=Eric Chu to run for party chair, aiming to return KMT to power |agency=Central News Agency |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202108030019 |access-date=16 August 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Cheng-chung |last2=Kao |first2=Evelyn |date=2 August 2021 |title=Eric Chu runs for chance to lead Taiwan's KMT |agency=Central News Agency |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202108020006}} Republished as: {{cite news |date=3 August 2021 |title=Ex-New Taipei City mayor Eric Chu to run for KMT chair |work=Taipei Times |url=https://taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/08/03/2003761939 |access-date=3 August 2021}} He finished first of four candidates on 25 September 2021,{{cite news |last1=Hsu |first1=Elizabeth |last2=Teng |first2=Pei-ju |date=25 September 2021 |title=Former New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu elected KMT chairman |agency=Central News Agency |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202109250011 |access-date=26 September 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Shih |first1=Hsiao-kuang |last2=Hetherington |first2=William |date=26 September 2021 |title=Eric Chu wins race for KMT leadership |work=Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2021/09/26/2003765014 |access-date=26 September 2021}} and took office on 5 October 2021.{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Flor |last2=Liu |first2=Kuan-ting |date=5 October 2021 |title=Eric Chu stresses unity as he takes over leadership of KMT |agency=Central News Agency |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202110050015 |access-date=5 October 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Hsiao |first1=Sherry |date=6 October 2021 |title=Chiang hands over reins to Chu |work=Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2021/10/06/2003765621 |access-date=6 October 2021}}

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