Chen Shih-meng
Taiwanese politician
Chen Shih-meng (Chinese: 陳師孟; pinyin: Chén Shīmèng; born 4 August 1948) is a Taiwanese economist and politician. Chen supported the independence of Taiwan.
Early life and education
Chen was born in the United States in Takoma Park, Maryland, on August 4, 1948. His father was Chen Chi, a Taiwanese agronomist. His grandfather, Chen Bulei, was a Kuomintang official in the Nationalist government.
In 1970, Chen graduated from National Taiwan University with a Bachelor of Arts in economics. He then pursued doctoral studies in the U.S., earning a Master of Arts in economics in 1975 and his Ph.D. in economics in 1978 from Ohio State University. His doctoral dissertation, completed under economist Edward Kane, was titled, "Theory of quantity-setting firm and risk aversion: a certainty-equivalent approach".
Political career
Chen joined the Kuomintang in 1966 and quit the party in 1991 to join the Democratic Progressive Party. On 8 September 1991, Chen cofounded the 100 Action League, which called for revisions to the Article 100 of the Criminal Code.
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