Johnny Chiang

Johnny Chiang

Taiwan TaiwanpoliticianMaleb. 19707.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Johnny Chiang is a prominent Taiwanese politician serving as the Deputy Legislative Speaker of Taiwan. He is a member of the Kuomintang (KMT) party and has been active in advocating for Taiwan's international presence, particularly in trade and diplomatic relations. Chiang has been vocal about Taiwan's aspirations to join global trade agreements, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), emphasizing the importance of international support in achieving these goals.

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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang bangs the gavel at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei today.

Lawmakers pass gender equality amendments for sports associations
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-23
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang finally stepped up to urge the legislative caucuses to reach a consensus on the budget review.

EDITORIAL: The oppositions suffocating Taiwan’s defense
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-27
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang could step down if he secures the Taichung mayoral candidate nomination.

EDITORIAL: Promise in the New Year
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-22
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Johnny Chiang, deputy legislative speaker of the KMT, warned that Trump would utilize every measure possible to address trade deficits.

US trade deficit could pose issue: academic
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-22
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang emphasized the importance of the special defense budget for the legislature.

Lai calls on legislature to pass defense budgets
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-18
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang said they would help party caucuses deliberate about the special defense budget.

Special defense budget top priority: Han
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-16
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang said yesterday that the Legislative Yuan should be able to approve the Taiwan-US tariff agreement this month.

US tariff deal should be finalized this month: AIT head
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-06
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang bangs the gavel as the Legislative Yuan passes amendments strengthening undersea cable protection in Taipei yesterday.

Legislature passes undersea-cable protection bills
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-16
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang announced his intention to seek the KMT's nomination for the Taichung mayoral race.

Johnny Chiang to run for Taichung mayor
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-15
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Johnny Chiang is the Deputy Legislative Speaker of Taiwan who is scheduled to meet with the Danish delegation.

Danish parliamentary group visits Taiwan for second year in a row
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-25
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang looked on as Han Kuo-yu spoke at a news conference.

DPP must repair ties to help Shen: Han Kuo-yu
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-12
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Johnny Chiang was unable to attend the meeting in Vietnam last year due to visa issues.

Singapore trip unlikely over visa pressure: OCAC
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-12
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Johnny Chiang was present at the KMT's National Congress during Cheng Li-wun's inauguration.

Cheng takes office with pledges
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-11-01
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Johnny Chiang attempted to get the KMT to drop support for the '1992 consensus' during his tenure as party chair.

Donovan’s Deep Dives: The KMT’s retro revival
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-23
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang is among the officials meeting the Australian delegation.

Taiwan would make great CPTPP member: Australian lawmaker
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-21
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Johnny Chiang is also a rising political star in the KMT.

KMT chair race reveals the party’s age divide
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-22
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Johnny Chiang is the Deputy Legislative Speaker of Taiwan.

Taiwan treasures debut in Prague
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-12
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Johnny Chiang led a delegation of lawmakers at the exhibition.

Dignitaries attend NPM exhibition in Prague
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-12
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang led a legislative delegation to the ceremony.

Foreign affairs minister Lin arrives in Czech Republic
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-11
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang met with British House of Lords Deputy Speaker Richard Faulkner and several other members of the British parliament for a luncheon.

Chiang meets UK House of Lords deputy speaker
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-10
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang met with British House of Lords Deputy Speaker Richard Faulkner and several members of the UK parliament for a luncheon.

Legislative Yuan delegation meets with UK lawmakers
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-10
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang led a delegation of lawmakers on a European tour to strengthen bilateral ties.

Deputy speaker departs with delegation to Europe
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-06
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Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang shakes hands with Italian Senator Adriano Paroli.

Ties with Italy bearing fruit: foreign minister
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-05
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Deputy Speaker Johnny Chiang was part of the bipartisan group supporting the defense budget hike.

Lawmakers back defense budget hike in meeting with US senators
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-31
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Johnny Chiang was targeted in the recall campaigns that did not succeed.

Second round of recalls for KMT lawmakers fails
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-23
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The recall vote against Johnny Chiang failed to pass.

KMT lawmakers survive recall - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-23
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Johnny Chiang is among the KMT members facing recall votes.

Recall, referendum campaigns canvass on final days
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-21
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Johnny Chiang is one of the KMT lawmakers facing recall votes.

DPP and KMT campaign ahead of recall vote
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-17
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Johnny Chiang is the Deputy Legislative Speaker mentioned in connection with the dinner attended by his staff.

Taikoo dinner violated ethics guidelines: DPP
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-05
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Seven districts are on Aug. 23 set to hold recall elections targeting KMT legislators, including Deputy Legislative Speaker Johnny Chiang.

Lai apologizes in wake of recall failure
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-07-30
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