Lee Hong-yuan

Lee Hong-yuan

Taiwan TaiwanpoliticianMale7.0Global Dominance: 0.00%

Lee Hong-yuan is a former Minister of the Interior in Taiwan and a specialist in water resources. He gained media attention for his role in convening a team to monitor risks associated with a barrier lake and facilitating the evacuation of residents in anticipation of flooding, emphasizing the importance of data-driven decision-making in disaster response.

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Former minister of the interior Lee Hong-yuan once warned that if an earthquake on the scale of the Kumamoto quakes were to strike the greater Taipei area, it could damage nearly 40,000 homes.

Taipei is not earthquake ready
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-06
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National Policy Foundation deputy chairman Lee Hong-yuan spoke about the discussions at the forum.

KMT-CCP forum was not political, KMT official says
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-10
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Lee Hong-yuan is the vice-president of the National Policy Foundation and participated in the KMT delegation to the forum.

PC Chinês e oposição taiwanesa defendem "nação comum"
Expresso das Ilhas – Cape Verdean newspaper & portal·Cabo VerdeCabo Verde· 2026-02-03
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Lee Hong-yuan, deputy chair of the KMT-affiliated National Policy Foundation, emphasized the need for Taiwan to make breakthroughs in various professional fields.

KMT to act as industry advocate, peacemaker on Beijing trip: Hsiao
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-03
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Lee Hong-yuan, deputy chair of the KMT-affiliated National Policy Foundation, mentioned that most members of the delegation are not KMT members but rather experts and academics.

KMT to act as industry advocate, peacemaker on Beijing trip: vice chair
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-02-02
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Lee Hong-yuan is the deputy chair of the KMT's National Policy Foundation think tank.

No need to ‘pick a side’ between US and China: KMT chair
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-29
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Lee Hong-yuan heads the KMT-run National Policy Foundation and is expected to join Hsiao Hsu-tsen in leading a delegation.

KMT-CCP forum harms national dignity: DPP
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-28
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Lee Hong-yuan is a former interior minister who discussed the public's understanding of barrier lakes.

'No warning', say Taiwan residents after typhoon bursts mountain lake
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-25
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Former minister of the interior Lee Hong-yuan was approached by Liu Shyh-fang to help monitor the risks posed by the barrier lake.

Volume, not faults, blamed for flooding
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-24
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