Joseph Wu

Wu was born in Changhua, Taiwan, on October 31, 1954, After graduating from Taichung Municipal Taichung First Senior High School, Wu studied political science at National Chengchi University and graduated with his Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in 1978. He then completed graduate studies in the United States, where he earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) in political science from the University of Missouri in 1982 and his Ph.D. in the subject from Ohio State University (OSU) in 1989 specializing in comparative politics and international relations.

As a graduate student at OSU, Wu worked as a staff researcher at the university's political research laboratory from 1984 to 1988 and as a teaching associate from 1988 to 1989. His doctoral thesis was titled, "Toward another miracle? Impetuses and obstacles in Taiwan's democratization," and was completed under professors Bradley Richardson, Richard Gunther, and Chang Hao.{{Cite web |title=Toward another miracle? Impetuses and obstacles in Taiwan's democratization - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/openview/ce382776d47b52f89d5c440b8caba903/1?cbl=18750&diss=y&pq-origsite=gscholar |access-date=2025-05-06 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}}

After receiving his doctorate, Wu was as a faculty member in the political science department of Ohio State University and was deputy director of the Institute of International Relations of National Chengchi University in Taiwan.{{cn|date=June 2024}}

Formerly the Deputy Secretary General of the Presidential Office for President Chen Shui-bian, Wu was appointed the chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council, the body charged with coordinating relations with mainland China (the People's Republic of China), by Chen in May 2004.{{Cite web |date=2007-03-19 |title=Premier confirms Wu\'s US appointment - Taipei Times |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/03/19/2003352899 |access-date=2024-05-27 |website=www.taipeitimes.com |archive-date=May 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240527005803/https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2007/03/19/2003352899 |url-status=live }}

His appointment as Chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council proved somewhat controversial due to his reputation as a supporter of Taiwan independence, especially in light of the simultaneous appointment as foreign minister of former independence activist Mark Chen. His tenure as head of TECRO lasted one year and three months.[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/07/02/2003416290 Jason Yuan places better US ties at top of priorities] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016005614/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2008/07/02/2003416290 |date=October 16, 2010 }} Taipei Times July 2, 2008, page 3

On April 11, 2013, the ROC Cabinet approved a bill to establish a Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) branch office in mainland China and an Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) office in Taiwan. Wu - who was once the ROC Minister of Mainland Affairs Council - said that for the ARATS office to be established in Taiwan, it would need to have three prerequisites: the office should never evolve to become like the PRC Liaison Office in Hong Kong; the office's mandate must be clearly defined; and the officers must adhere to international diplomatic regulations.{{cite web |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/04/13/2003559521 |title=Ma ignoring Chinese hostility: TSU chairman |work=Taipei Times |date=May 19, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2014 |archive-date=May 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005242/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2013/04/13/2003559521 |url-status=live }}

In May 2021, he became the first person listed on the “diehard supporters of Taiwan independence” blacklist proposed by the Chinese government.{{Cite web|title=国台办新闻发布会辑录（2021-05-12）|url=http://www.gwytb.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/xwfbh/202105/t20210512_12351715.htm|access-date=2021-09-02|date=2021-05-12|publisher=中共中央台办（国务院台办）|language=zh-hans|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813033939/http://www.gwytb.gov.cn/xwdt/xwfb/xwfbh/202105/t20210512_12351715.htm|url-status=live}}

On November 5, 2021, Wu was sanctioned by the Taiwan Affairs Office of the People's Republic of China for "fanning up hostility across the Taiwan Strait and maliciously smearing the mainland".{{Cite news |date=2021-11-05 |title=China Sanctions Three Taiwan Leaders in Retaliation Effort |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-05/china-sanctions-three-taiwan-leaders-in-retaliation-effort |access-date=2025-01-02 |work=Bloomberg News |language=en}}

• 2024 Order of Brilliant Star with Special Grand Cordon{{cite news |last1=Wang |first1=Flor |last2=Wen |first2=Kuei-shang |title=Outgoing President Tsai honors VP Lai, 12 other officials |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202405130017 |access-date=14 May 2024 |agency=Central News Agency |date=14 May 2024 |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514062452/https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202405130017 |url-status=live }}

• Defending Taiwan by Defending Ukraine, Foreign Affairs, May 9, 2024{{Cite news |last=Wu |first=Jaushieh Joseph |date=2024-05-09 |title=Defending Taiwan by Defending Ukraine |url=https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/defending-taiwan-ukraine-jaushieh-joseph-wu |access-date=2024-05-09 |work=Foreign Affairs |language=en-US |issn=0015-7120 |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509140051/https://www.foreignaffairs.com/china/defending-taiwan-ukraine-jaushieh-joseph-wu |url-status=live }}
• Strong US-Taiwanese ties needed to counter rising Chinese influence in the Pacific, The Hill, October 9, 2019 (co-authored with Cory Gardner){{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Cory |author-link=Cory Gardner |last2=Wu |first2=Joseph |author-link2=Joseph Wu |date=2019-10-09 |title=Strong US-Taiwanese ties needed to counter rising Chinese influence in the Pacific |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/464959-strong-us-taiwanese-ties-needed-to-counter-rising-chinese/ |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=The Hill |language=en-US |archive-date=May 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522192330/https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/foreign-policy/464959-strong-us-taiwanese-ties-needed-to-counter-rising-chinese/ |url-status=live }}

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