Joseph Wu
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"Joseph Wu" or "Wu Chao-hsieh" was formerly the chief representative of Taiwan to the United States as the head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Washington, D.C.. He was appointed to that position in mid-April 2007 by President of the Republic of China/President Chen Shui-bian to succeed his predecessor, David Lee (politician)/David Lee.

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We respect the Cabinet's decision.

Pushing for law revisions and not pressing Chinese authorities to hold talks with us under parity, this would be mistaking the means for the end.

While mourning for Wang, we hope the legacy left by Koo and Wang can be cherished by both sides and that negotiations can be resumed soon.

The death of Wang, coming almost exactly one year after Koo, is a loss for both sides of the Strait.

China's move showed serious disrespect for Taiwan. The two sides haven't started negotiations on the panda offer but China, through propaganda manipulation, made it seem like Taiwan is sure to receive the gift.

It shows severe disrespect to us.

The Mainland Affairs Council currently has not received any formal applications and so I can't respond to hypothetical questions.

[Calling the measure a] serious provocation, ... restricts Taiwan's freedom and democracy, and has a serious impact on security in the East-Asia region.