Yang Chih-yuan (Chinese: 楊智淵, also romanized as Yang Zhi-yuan or Yang Zhiyuan; born 21 January 1990), is a Chinese nationalist politician. He comes from a Waishengren family.[1] He is one of the founders of the Taiwanese National Party.[2]
Yang Chih-yuan | |
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楊智淵 | |
.jpg) Yang in 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1990 Taichung, Republic of China |
| Political party | Independent (since 2020) |
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| Residence(s) | Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China |
Biography edit
Yang was born in Taichung.
Yang registered an account on the website of the National Socialism Association in 2006, when he was in middle school.[3]
In 2008, Yang joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and took part in Wild Strawberries Movement. He quit the DPP in 2009.[4]
In 2014, Yang and his friend Wu Bai-wei formed the "Tridemist Youth League" (三民主義青年團), during which he met and discussed cooperation with Chang An-lo, president of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party, which appeal to Chinese unification.[5] This Youth League shares the same name with Kuomintang's historical youth wing (1938–1947).
In 2020, a 25-year-old woman accused Yang of sexual harassment.[6]
On 3 August 2022, Yang was held in custody on suspicion of endangering national security by the National Security Agency of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China.[7] He was formally arrested on 24 April 2023.[8]
References edit
- ^ "在白狼、洪秀柱居住地參選 一邊一國楊智淵︰以行動反共". 自由時報電子報 (in Chinese). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "佩洛西下午离开台湾 大陆傍晚公布拘捕一名台湾人". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "遭中國逮捕 楊智淵曾同時與統獨政黨來往". Rti 中央廣播電臺 (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "鼓吹台独 涉分裂国家罪 台社运人士杨智渊被捕". 星洲网 (Sin Chew Daily) (in Simplified Chinese). 3 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "遭控台獨 台人楊智淵在陸被捕". 聯合新聞網 (in Chinese). 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "獨／性騷25歲已婚政壇正妹？一邊一國楊智淵：只是示愛！". SET News (in Chinese). 12 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "China detains a suspected Taiwanese separatist following Nancy Pelosi's trip". South China Morning Post. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "浙江省检察机关依法对杨智渊批准逮捕" (in Simplified Chinese). Procuratorial Daily. 25 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
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