Chang Ya-chung
Chang Ya-chung is the president of the Sun Yat-sen School and has recently been in the news for officiating a ceremony dedicated to the mythical Yellow Emperor, Huangdi, at the Emperor Temple in Taoyuan's Luzhu District. His involvement in these ceremonies highlights efforts to promote traditional Chinese culture and bolster a sense of national identity among Taiwanese.
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Chang Ya-chung is a KMT member who interrupted Wang Yi-chuan's speech demanding he speak Mandarin.
Beggars driving out temple keepers
Taiwan· 2026-01-22
Chang Ya-chung finished in second place with 32.59 percent of the votes in the KMT chair race.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: The KMT is less unified than it appearsTaiwan· 2025-10-25
Chang Ya-chung expressed hope that the new chair would lead the party to victory.
Ex-legislator Cheng Li-wen elected as KMT chairTaiwan· 2025-10-18
Chang Ya-chung is the president of the Sun Yat-sen School and a candidate for the KMT chairperson election.
EDITORIAL: KMT deals with Chinese interferenceTaiwan· 2025-10-17
Chang Ya-chung is a candidate for the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) chairperson.
Foreign interference in KMT chair election prompts legal reviewTaiwan· 2025-10-15
Chang Ya-chung, president of the Sun Yat-sen School, mentioned the dissemination of AI-generated videos targeting candidates.
DPP tells KMT to back national security billsTaiwan· 2025-10-13
Chang Ya-chung is the president of the Sun Yat-sen School and participated in the debate among KMT chairperson candidates.
China’s meddling aims to divide KMT: academicTaiwan· 2025-10-12
Chang Ya-chung called on Cheng to admit or deny involvement in the smear campaign.
Jaw criticizes China for wave of ‘interference’Taiwan· 2025-10-11Chang is adding an extra dimension to the campaign with his hardline positions.
EDITORIAL: KMT’s limits, strengths revealedTaiwan· 2025-10-07Chang Ya-chung is an ideological purist in the KMT chair race, garnering only 3.2 percent support.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: A look at the KMT chair candidatesTaiwan· 2025-10-04
Chang Ya-chung is the president of the Sun Yat-sen School and a candidate in the KMT chairperson election.
KMT chair debate focuses on cross-strait issuesTaiwan· 2025-10-03
Chang Ya-chung is known for his theoretical rigor and critiques of the KMT.
KMT chair race reveals the party’s age divideTaiwan· 2025-09-22
Chang Ya-chung registered to run for KMT chairperson and stated that the KMT needs to change.
Hau Lung-bin, Chang Ya-chung register to run for KMT chairTaiwan· 2025-09-19
Chang Ya-chung is the President of Sun Yat-sen School and has announced his candidacy for KMT chair.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: Likely KMT chair candidates a mixed, deep blue bagTaiwan· 2025-09-13
Several other people have announced their intention to run in the race, including Sun Yat-sen School president Chang Ya-chung.
Hau Lung-bin confirms intention to run for KMT chairTaiwan· 2025-09-09Hsieh Yuan-yi is the son-in-law of KMT old guard Chang Ya-chung.
Green corruption linked to KMT, DPP saysTaiwan· 2025-08-27
Chang Ya-chung is the president of the Sun Yat-sen School who previously called for Chu to step down.
KMT chair election uncertain after Chu, Lu back outTaiwan· 2025-08-25
Chang Ya-chung was also named a 'Matsu ambassador' to promote ancestral temple culture.
‘Pilgrimage’ visits to be rejected: sourceTaiwan· 2025-06-02
Sun Yat-sen School president Chang Ya-chung officiated a ceremony for Huangdi at the Emperor Temple.
‘Huangdi’ ceremonies part of CCP ‘united front’ efforts: expertTaiwan· 2025-04-07
