Chung-Ming Wang
Chung-Ming Wang | |
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| Born | Wang Chung-Ming 8 December 1978 (age 45) |
| Alma mater | National Hsinchu University of Education National Chung Cheng University |
| Occupation(s) | Politician, environmentalist and gay rights activist |
| Political party | Green Party Taiwan |
Chung-Ming Wang (Chinese: 王鐘銘; pinyin: Wáng Zhōngmíng; born 8 December 1978) is a Taiwanese Wikipedian, politician, environmentalist and gay rights activist.
Politics
[edit]He is a member of the central executive committee of Green Party Taiwan.[1] He was a candidate running for a councilor seat in New Taipei City (formerly Taipei County) in 2010[2] and was expected to run in the district legislative election in 2012.[3] Before Wang became a politician and activist, he was an editor of books and magazines. Wang joined the Green Party in 2006 and is openly gay.[4]
Wikipedian
[edit]Chung-Ming Wang joined Wikipedia in March 2004. He was mentioned in the China Times in May 2004,[5] which made him the first Taiwanese Wikipedian who was reported in the media.
Wang prepared the formation of Wikimedia Taiwan from February in 2006 and he was elected as a director in the first Congress of Wikimedia Taiwan.[6]
Activity
[edit]In Oct 2011, when Occupy Wall Street protests spread to cities in Asia, Wang and protesters gathered outside the Taipei 101 building because "A large building like Taipei 101 is a clear symbol of wealth."[7]
On April 17, 2012, for protesting the Tamsui North Shore Road Project, Wang filed a lawsuit with the High Administrative Court of Taiwan. On September 4, 2013, the court declared the EIA report as invalid.[8]
In April 2013, Wang and other anti-nuclear group members had a meeting about nuclear waste with Taiwan Premier Jiang Yi-huah.[9] During the same period, Wang joined a tree-occupying action.[10][11]
Jail
[edit]Wang was charged with obstructing official duties and was found guilty and was put in jail twice. One is for a protest against the demolition of a military veterans community, and the other is for a protest against the removal of trees for a public construction project. Both is sentenced to three months.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Andrew C.C.Huang (Nov 25, 2010). Across the spectrum. Taipei Times.
- ^ 威克 (2010-11-17). 專訪：同志市議員候選人 (in Chinese). BBC.
- ^ Staff writer, with CNA (Jul 11, 2011). Green Party to nominate 10 legislative candidates. Taipei Times.
- ^ Sylvia Tan and Ashley Wu (26 Nov 2010). PEOPLE: Wang Chung-ming. Fridae.
- ^ 李怡志 (2004-05-16). 〈大家來寫維基百科全書〉. 《中時晚報》 (in Chinese). 中國時報社.
- ^ Wikimedia Taiwan in Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
- ^ Occupy Wall St protests spread to Asia Pacific, Telegraph, 15 Oct 2011
- ^ Simona A. Grano,2015,Routledge,Environmental Governance in Taiwan: A New Generation of Activists and Stakeholders (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series),9781138831407
- ^ "Jiang meets anti-nuclear groups". Taipei Times. 2013-04-04.
- ^ "Activists take turns to occupy trees". Taipei Times. 2013-03-30.
- ^ "Police remove man from tree after 12 day protest". Taipei Times. 2013-04-09.
- ^ Protecting the right to protest, Taipei Times, Jan 27 2016
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