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Lii Wen

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This article is about the politician. For the artist, see Lee Wen.
Lii Wen in 2024

Lii Wen (Chinese: 李問; born 4 March 1989) is a Taiwanese journalist and politician.

Early life and education

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Lii was born on 4 March 1989,[1] to sociologist and National Tsing Hua University professor Lii Ding-tzann,[2][3] and is a Hsinchu native.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from National Taiwan University and a master's degree at the University of Chicago.[1] As a student within NTU's anthropology department, Lii participated in fieldwork in China, Taiwan, and across Southeast Asia and also worked for the news magazine NTU Consciousness [zh].[4][5]

Career

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After finishing his master's degree, Lii gave up dual American citizenship and returned to Taiwan to complete his military service.[6] From 2014 to 2015, Lii wrote for the Taipei Times.[7][8][9] Lii also worked for the Democratic Progressive Party and later the National Security Council, specializing in international outreach and diplomatic policy research.[10][11] He subsequently became a party spokesperson.[12][13] Following the 2018 Taiwanese local elections, the Democratic Progressive Party asked Lii to consider running for any Legislative Yuan seat in Taipei or New Taipei deemed primarily pan-blue. He rejected the suggestion and sought to run in an even more difficult district, the Matsu Islands.[14][15] In September 2019, Lii duly accepted the DPP nomination for the Legislative Yuan in Lienchang County,[16][17] becoming the first Democratic Progressive legislative candidate there since Tsao Cheng-ti in 2008.[14][15] He finished third in the 2020 legislative election, behind incumbent Chen Hsueh-sheng and former lawmaker Tsao Erh-chung. Although he lost, Lii's campaign set a record for DPP-affiliated vote share in a Matsu legislative election at eleven percent.[18][19] Lii's legislative campaign was noted for a slim chance of victory,[20][21] but attracted attention for using military imagery, considered rare for a DPP candidate.[22] He also wore a large balloon advertising his campaign, as well as gloves resembling lobster claws, and a winged mussel costume to draw attention to aquaculture in Lienchang County.[22] In July 2020, he became the founding leader of the DPP chapter in Lienchang County.[15][23] Lii then worked to nominate the first Matsu-based DPP candidates for local political office.[24][25] His campaign for the Lienchang County magistracy in the 2022 local election featured an inflatable fish, representing the yellow croaker.[26][27] Lii, who was the first DPP nominee for the Lienchiang magistracy,[28][29] finished behind two Kuomintang candidates, Wang Chung-ming and Tsao Erh-yuan.[30] Lii launched his second legislative campaign in November 2023, again facing Chen Hsueh-sheng, as well as Taiwan People's Party candidate Tsao Erh-kai.[31][32] Lii garnered 1,382 votes in the January 2024 election, finishing behind Chen Hsueh-sheng (3,116) and ahead of Tsao Erh-kai (1,373).[33][34] In February 2024, Lii was named head of the DPP's international affairs department.[35] With the presidential inauguration of Lai Ching-te in May 2024, Lii joined the Lai administration as spokesperson, responsible for international media relations.[36][37]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2號 李問". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ^ Lii, Ding-tzann (15 September 2019). "Taiwan's leaders and Taiwanese values". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ^ 備戰2020！民進黨斜槓團隊成軍　素人媽媽因「可帶小孩上班」接任發言人一職 Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine風傳媒 顏振凱 2019.02.13
  4. ^ 民進黨八○後素人，各個有故事 新新聞｜胡宥心 2019.03.07
  5. ^ 《李問專欄》中國人民無法決定自己的命運 Archived 2020-10-09 at the Wayback Machine芋傳媒｜2019.03.24
  6. ^ 【專訪】敗選後的民進黨「青年」發言人：黨的危機就是流失年輕人 Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine 關鍵評論網|李秉芳|2019.05.20
  7. ^ Lii, Wen (25 September 2014). "'Room service' group to sue Novotel staff and police". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  8. ^ Lii, Wen; Loa, Iok-sin (29 September 2014). "New civic group vows to overhaul political system". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ Lii, Wen (5 June 2015). "Former Hualon workers urge swift payments". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  10. ^ Hioe, Brian (5 January 2020). "PROMOTING A MORE INCLUSIVE DPP ON MATSU: AN INTERVIEW WITH LII WEN". New Bloom. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  11. ^ 雷, 展程; 關, 美清 (9 January 2020). "台灣大選：挑戰深藍選區的「淡菜男」李問" (in Chinese). BBC. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  12. ^ 擅長領域各不同 民進黨4名新任發言人亮相 Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine 自由時報｜蘇芳禾 報導 2019.02.15
  13. ^ Pan, Jason (30 May 2019). "DPP primary process agreed upon". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022. and "DPP finally decides on format of presidential primary". Central News Agency. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  14. ^ a b Hsieh, Milo (7 January 2020). "Asking for Votes Dressed Like a Mussel in Matsu: Lii Wen". Ketagalan Media. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  15. ^ a b c Kwan, Rhoda (7 March 2021). "Interview: The Taiwanese politician on the frontline of democracy, 17 km from mainland China". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  16. ^ Hioe, Brian (31 August 2019). "MAGISTRATES OF KINMEN, MAZU, AND PENGHU VISIT BEIJING TO MEET WITH TAIWAN AFFAIRS OFFICE DIRECTOR". New Bloom. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  17. ^ "KMT names Hung for Tainan race". Taipei Times. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  18. ^ "連江縣長「兩藍一綠」激戰 民進黨李問敬陪未座仍寫紀錄". Liberty Times (in Chinese). 26 November 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  19. ^ "自請出戰連江縣長！李問力圖翻轉綠營「離島荒」　擬徒步4鄉5島博支持" (in Chinese). Storm Media. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  20. ^ Chau, Thompson (22 November 2022). "Taiwan's Tsai faces tough battle in local elections". Nikkei. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  21. ^ Smith, Nicola (9 January 2020). "How Taiwan's elections remind the world - and Hong Kong - that Chinese culture and democracy can co-exist". The Telegraph. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  22. ^ a b Hioe, Brian (2020-01-08). "Aesthetics and Politics in 2020 Elections". New Bloom Magazine. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  23. ^ Wu, Sarah (26 March 2022). "War in Ukraine reverberates for residents on the nation's 'front line of democracy'". Taipei Times. Reuters. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  24. ^ 吳, 睿騏. "民進黨擬徵召拚連江縣長 李問：願承擔責任" (in Chinese). Central News Agency.
  25. ^ 李, 秉芳 (27 June 2022). "李問為民進黨插旗深藍鐵票倉馬祖，連江縣黨部史上首次推9人參選地方公職". The News Lens (in Chinese). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  26. ^ Chiu, Joanna (15 October 2022). "On Taiwan's campaign trail: Inflatable fish, square-dancing — and talking about the 'neighbourhood bully'". Toronto Star. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  27. ^ Pan, Jason (15 September 2022). "Ko Wen-je is a 'defeatist': Lin Fei-fan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  28. ^ 簡, 惠茹 (12 October 2022). "在他之前，民進黨在馬祖連黨部都沒有！從淡菜男孩到大黃魚戰隊，李問為何敢挑戰最艱困選區？". Business Today (in Chinese). Yahoo! Taiwan. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  29. ^ 鄭, 宏斌; 黃, 宣尹 (15 August 2022). "專訪／翻轉馬祖！李問是創意點子王". Nownews (in Chinese). Yahoo! Taiwan. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  30. ^ Yen, William (26 November 2022). "ELECTIONS 2022/KMT's Wang Chung-ming declares victory in Lienchiang County". Central News Agency. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
  31. ^ 高, 華謙 (23 November 2023). "馬祖立委選戰 民眾黨首插旗、李問再戰陳雪生" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  32. ^ "馬祖立委選戰 民眾黨首插旗、李問再戰陳雪生". United Daily News. 25 November 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  33. ^ 李, 成蔭 (13 January 2024). "連江縣立委開票結果／陳雪生成功連任向鄉親致謝 李問發表敗選感言". United Daily News (in Chinese). Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  34. ^ "2024立委選舉》政黨票怎麼投？不分區名單、各縣市提名一次看". CommonWealth Magazine (in Chinese). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  35. ^ Chen, Kevin (15 February 2024). "Taiwan's DPP appoints new international affairs department head". Taiwan News. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  36. ^ "都是媒體人背景 李問、郭雅慧將出任總統府發言人". Want Weekly (in Chinese). 9 May 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  37. ^ 溫, 貴香 (9 May 2024). "總統府發言人內定主播郭雅慧 李問負責國際媒體" (in Chinese). Central News Agency. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
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