Romance of Taiwan/The Story of Taiwan War Cat Xiao Meiqin

FTV News/Comprehensive Report

Xiao Meiqin, known as the “Taiwan War Cat”, has both local and international genes. She was born in Japan, grew up in Taiwan, and studied in the United States. Her mother is American, and her father is the former dean of Tainan Theological Seminary. Xiao Meiqin, who has a mixed-race appearance, has blood flowing from her body. The blood of democracy and freedom also has the DNA of Taiwan’s local consciousness, which is very suitable for Taiwan’s diplomatic work in a special international situation. As expected, she first returned to Taiwan with a diplomacy major and entered politics, and then went to Hualien, a difficult constituency, for the Democratic Progressive Party. He opened up new territories and stayed there for ten years. Later, he was given the important task of serving as the representative in the United States. During his tenure, he wrote the best achievements in the history of Taiwan-US relations.

After Xiao Meiqin moved to the United States with her parents, she was inspired by the banned Taiwanese books collected in the university library. She began to care about Taiwan’s sovereignty and the feminist movement during her schooling. She even took a break from school for half a year in her junior year and returned to Taiwan specifically to serve as Annette Lu’s assistant, promoting Taiwan’s entry into the United Nations. activities, and because of her frequent contact with the Democratic Progressive Party. After Xiao Meiqin graduated from the Institute of Political Science at Columbia University, the then Chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party, Xu Xinliang, recognized the heroine and invited her to return to Taiwan to take up a party position. She became a Democratic Progressive Party leader at the age of twenty-six. Director of the Party International Department, setting the record for being the youngest first-level supervisor. But why did Xiao Meiqin later run for the Legislative Council?

After Xiao Meiqin lost the primary election for Legislator, she originally said she would never run again, but fate repeatedly tested her. In the 2010 Hualien Legislative By-election, the then DPP Chairman Tsai Ing-wen recruited her to go to Hualien. To open up new territories, Xiao Meiqin carried the responsibility on her shoulders for ten years. During this period, she was elected and then lost the re-election as a legislator before returning to the diplomatic stage. Outstanding people will not be buried. Soon, Hsiao Meiqin reached another peak in her career and became Taiwan’s first female representative in the United States.

When Hsiao Meiqin was elected as the Hualien Legislator, she achieved the highest number of votes in the history of the Green Camp. When she served as the representative in the United States, she wrote the best results in the history of Taiwan-US relations. The twists and turns in her life have allowed Hsiao Meiqin to always perform brilliantly and outstandingly no matter where she is.

Original source:Romance of Taiwan/The Story of Taiwan War Cat Xiao Meiqin

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