Chung-Ming Wang

Chung-Ming Wang
Born Wang Chung-Ming
8 December 1978 (1978-12-08) (age 39)
Taipei, Taiwan
Alma mater National Hsinchu University of Education
National Chung Cheng University
Occupation 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 Taiwan Wikipedian, politician, environmentalist and gay rights activist.

Politics

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

Chung-Ming Wang joined Wikipedia in March 2004. He was mentioned in Chinese Evening Newspaper in May 2004,[5] which made him the first Taiwan 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

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

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

  1. ↑ Andrew C.C.Huang (Nov 25, 2010). Across the spectrum. Taipei Times.
  2. ↑ 威克 (2010-11-17). 專訪：同志市議員候選人 (in Chinese). BBC.
  3. ↑ Staff writer, with CNA (Jul 11, 2011). Green Party to nominate 10 legislative candidates. Taipei Times.
  4. ↑ Sylvia Tan and Ashley Wu (26 Nov 2010). PEOPLE: Wang Chung-ming. Fridae.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Wikimedia Taiwan in Wikimedia Meta-Wiki
  7. ↑ Occupy Wall St protests spread to Asia Pacific, Telegraph, 15 Oct 2011
  8. ↑ Simona A. Grano,2015,Routledge,Environmental Governance in Taiwan: A New Generation of Activists and Stakeholders (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series),9781138831407
  9. ↑ "Jiang meets anti-nuclear groups". Taipei Times. 2013-04-04.
  10. ↑ "Activists take turns to occupy trees". Taipei Times. 2013-03-30.
  11. ↑ "Police remove man from tree after 12 day protest". Taipei Times. 2013-04-09.
  12. ↑ Protecting the right to protest, Taipei Times, Jan 27 2016


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