Wu Pei-yi

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Wu Pei-yi
MLY
吳沛憶
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the Legislative Yuan
Assumed office
1 February 2024
Preceded byFreddy Lim
ConstituencyTaipei City V
Taipei City Councillor
In office
25 December 2018 – 31 January 2024
ConstituencyDistrict 5 (Zhongzheng–Wanhua)
Personal details
Born (1987-01-20) 20 January 1987 (age 37)
Keelung, Taiwan
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party (since 2014)
Alma materNational Taiwan University
National Tsing Hua University
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese吳沛憶

Wu Pei-yi (Chinese: 吳沛憶; born 20 January 1987) is a Taiwanese politician. She served on the Taipei City Council from 2018 to 2024, when she was elected to the Legislative Yuan.

Education and activism[edit]

Wu studied politics at National Taiwan University (NTU) from 2005 to 2009.[1] She began participating in the Dalawasao Club [zh], a student organization that could trace its history back to the 1988 farmers' rights protest in Taiwan [zh], but had just been re-established in her first year as a student, ending approximately a decade of inactivity.[1] During her time at NTU, Wu participated in the Wild Strawberries Movement.[1] After completing her undergraduate degree, she pursued master's studies at National Tsing Hua University (NTHU).[1][2] At NTHU, she was introduced to undergraduate student Chen Wei-ting [zh], and participated in the anti-media monopoly movement [zh] between 2012 and 2013.[1][a] After Wu obtained her master's degree, she began working for the Thinking Taiwan Foundation. Approximately six months later, ratification of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement was being discussed, and Wu took leave from the Thinking Taiwan Foundation to participate in what became the Sunflower Student Movement.[1]

Political career[edit]

Party positions[edit]

Wu joined the Democratic Progressive Party in 2014, the same year that Tsai Ing-wen began her second term as party leader,[1] and is regarded as close to Tsai.[3][4] During her first year as a DPP member, Wu served as deputy director of the DPP-affiliated Democracy Institute.[5] She later became a spokesperson for the party,[6] speaking on cross-Strait relations,[7] 2018 local election plans,[8] and same-sex marriage.[9]

Taipei City Council[edit]

As a candidate during the 2018 local election cycle, Wu faced Yu Tian's daughter Yu Shiao-ping in a party primary, and won the Zhongzheng–Wanhua seat in the Taipei City Council that November.[10][11] In March 2019, Wu accused Ko Wen-je of ageism, after he defended statements on the political status of Taiwan made by Huang Ching-yin.[12] In October 2019, Wu expressed concerns about the privacy of personal information and the proposed installation of smart vending machines in Taipei schools.[13] That same year, Wu joined an alliance to promote gender equality and LGBT rights in Taiwan,[14] as well as a Tibet caucus,[15] both formed by her fellow councillors. In 2020, she expressed support for Taipei's Showa Building to be named a cultural heritage site.[16] The following year, Wu criticized the Taipei City Government for its handling of a COVID-19 outbreak linked to markets operated by the Taipei Agricultural Products Marketing Company and advocated for increased oversight of scooter sharing in the city.[17][18] In January 2022, Wu joined Miao Po-ya's petition against Ko Wen-je's proposal to link the Taipei Pass to COVID-19-related personal information, and stressed the right to privacy.[19] Months later, in further defense of privacy rights, Wu and Miao drew attention to the Taipei City Government giving helpline call recordings to a private artificial intelligence company.[20] In October, Wu disclosed that Ko and former deputy mayor Huang Shan-shan had used money from a second reserve fund and from fifteen city departments to pay for the 2022 Taipei Expo, and called on the pair to apologize.[21] After reports of sexual misconduct affecting Democratic Progressive Party employees came to light in 2023, Wu co-signed a statement offering support, including free legal aid, to the victims.[22][23]

Legislative Yuan[edit]

Following Freddy Lim's retirement from the Legislative Yuan,[24] Wu received the Democratic Progressive Party's nomination to contest the Taipei 5 seat held by Lim.[25][26] After Wu was named the nominee over Ili Cheng,[2][27][28] Wu joined a coalition of young candidates known as "The Generation".[29] Of this group, she was the only one to win election,[30] in a ten-person race with 39.81% of the vote.[31] Kuomintang candidate Chung Hsiao-ping [zh] (34.3%) and political independent Belle Yu [zh] (23.1%), finished second and third, respectively. This was the largest field of candidates in any legislative district during the 2024 election.[31]

Personal life[edit]

Both of Wu's parents are elementary schoolteachers.[32] She was born on 20 January 1987 in Keelung.[33]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ For reference material discussing the Anti-Media Monopoly Movement [zh], see Rawnsley, Ming-Yeh T.; Feng, Chien-san (September 2014). "Anti-media-monopoly policies and further democratisation in Taiwan". Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. 43 (3). Ebsworth, Rowena (2017). "Not Wanting Want: The Anti-Media Monopoly Movement in Taiwan". In Fell, Dafydd (ed.). Taiwan's Social Movements under Ma Ying-jeou. Routledge. ISBN 9781138675674. "The Anti-Media Monopoly Movement". New Bloom Magazine. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2024.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Hioe, Brian (23 April 2019). "Interview: Wu Pei-yi". New Bloom Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hioe, Brian (26 May 2023). "NOMINATION SCANDAL IN ZHONGZHENG-WANHUA LIKELY DUE TO LAI AIMING TO REPLACE POLITICIANS CLOSE WITH TSAI". New Bloom Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ^ Hioe, Brian (4 January 2019). "PAN-GREEN TRADITIONALISTS CALL FOR TSAI'S REPLACEMENT AS DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IN 2020". New Bloom Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ^ Panda, Rajaram (14 July 2023). "Why Taiwan's Presidential Election in January 2024 Interests the World?". Vivekananda International Foundation. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ^ Wang, Chris (16 July 2014). "DPP programs aim to involve youth in politics". Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Taiwan trying to get detained Taiwan activist home: president". Central News Agency. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. ^ "DPP looks forward to dialogue with Chinese leaders". Central News Agency. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2024. Republished as: "DPP remains open to cross-strait dialogue". Taipei Times. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  8. ^ Chen, Wei-han (28 August 2017). "DPP silent on possible conditions to alliance with Ko". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  9. ^ Lin, Sean (27 May 2017). "Wu Den-yih denies U-turn on legalizing homosexual unions". Taipei Times.
  10. ^ Chen, Wei-han (26 January 2018). "Yu Tien sorry for outburst over daughter's candidacy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  11. ^ Lee, I-chia (2 April 2018). "Nearly half believe in DPP victory: poll". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  12. ^ Shen, Pei-yao; Kuo, An-chia; Hsiao, Sherry (29 March 2019). "Ko defends spokeswoman's 'fake issue' comment". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  13. ^ Lee, I-chia (9 October 2019). "City to draft rules to allay smart machine fears: Ko". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  14. ^ Lee, I-chia (9 April 2019). "Taipei councilors unite to promote gender equality". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Taipei City councilors form Tibet caucus". Central News Agency. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  16. ^ Yang, Hsin-hui; Xie, Dennis (19 May 2020). "Councilor calls for preserving colonial-era building". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  17. ^ Yang, Hsin-hui; Madjar, Kayleigh (2 July 2021). "COVID-19: Taipei councilor criticizes city's vaccination plan". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ^ Ho, Yu-hua; Madjar, Kayleigh (2 October 2021). "Scooter-sharing firms asked to ban troublesome riders". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  19. ^ Pan, Jason (27 January 2022). "Anti-Taipeipass petition draws support, insults". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  20. ^ Cheng, Ming-hsiang; Kao, Chia-ho; Hetherington, William (12 April 2022). "Taipei violated callers' rights, councilors say". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  21. ^ Lee, I-chia (26 October 2022). "Taipei councilors tell Ko, Huang to apologize for expo". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  22. ^ Pan, Jason (4 June 2023). "Lai apologizes for DPP's handling of sexual misconduct". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  23. ^ Chang, Darice D; Lin, Caritta; Jhang, Rita (25 August 2023). "#METOO CASES LEAD TO LEGAL HOTLINE FOR VICTIMS. BUT WILL THIS CHANGE ENGRAINED SOCIAL ATTITUDES?". Taiwan Insight. University of Nottingham. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  24. ^ Hetherington, William (18 March 2023). "Freddy Lim to retire from politics, look after family". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  25. ^ Chen, Yun; Chin, Jonathan (18 July 2023). "Hou, Ko seeking to mask failures as mayors: DPP". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  26. ^ Pan, Jason (5 January 2024). "2024 ELECTIONS: William Lai touts plans for tech". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  27. ^ Hioe, Brian (1 June 2023). "DPP ANNOUNCES WAVE OF NOMINATIONS, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON FORMER SUNFLOWER MOVEMENT ACTIVISTS". New Bloom Magazine. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  28. ^ Hioe, Brian (2 June 2023). "Taiwan's 2024 Election Campaigns See Early Stumbles". The Diplomat. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  29. ^ Wong, Justin (12 January 2024). "'Street-sweeping', firecrackers: welcome to Taiwan's election campaign". The Post. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  30. ^ Hioe, Brian (14 January 2024). "Taiwan's DPP Wins Presidency, Falls Short in Legislature". The Diplomat. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  31. ^ a b Hsiao, Alison (13 January 2024). "ELECTION 2024/No party gets legislative majority; small TPP to play key role". Central News Agency. Retrieved 16 January 2024. In Taipei's 5th electoral district (Wanhua/Zhongzheng), where incumbent Freddy Lim (林昶佐) joined the DPP last year but did not seek re-election, a total of 10 candidates competed for the seat -- the most of any electoral district in the country. The DPP's Wu Pei-yi (吳沛憶) won the race with 39.81 percent of the vote, topping Chung Hsiao-ping (鍾小平) of the KMT, who had 34.3 percent support, and media personality Belle Yu (于美人), who run as an independent and garnered 23.1 percent support.
  32. ^ 顏振凱 (7 March 2018). "稱兩人父親曾共創「鶯歌奇蹟」　吳沛憶市議員競選辦成立，蘇巧慧力挺" (in Traditional Chinese). Storm Media. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  33. ^ "第 ５選舉區（中正、萬華）議員候選人" (PDF) (in Traditional Chinese). Central Election Commission. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 December 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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