Puma Shen
TaiwanpoliticianMale7.3Global Dominance: 0.01%Puma Shen is a legislator from the DPP in Taiwan who focuses on national security legislation. He advocates for amendments to laws governing political donations and external security to prevent potential collaborations with China. Shen expresses concern about the implications of Taiwanese lawmakers interacting with China and the need for stricter definitions and penalties for those compromising Taiwan's interests.
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Puma Shen unveiled a policy vision built around five pillars summarized by the acronym 'HEART' for Taipei.
Puma Shen unveils ‘HEART’ policy vision for TaipeiTaiwan· 2026-08-11
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen campaigns for Taipei mayor.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: Northern Taiwan’s races come into focusTaiwan· 2026-08-08
Puma Shen is a Legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party who participated in the party's national congress.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: What the national party congresses revealed about Taiwan’s three big partiesTaiwan· 2026-08-06
Puma Shen, a DPP Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate, emphasized the risks of using deepfakes to impersonate leaders.
EDITORIAL: Is it time for a deepfake law?Taiwan· 2026-08-03
Puma Shen demonstrated his strong democratic spirit by continuing with his visit to the US despite being labeled a 'die-hard Taiwan independence separatist' by China.
Shen’s courage is Taiwan’s courageTaiwan· 2026-07-26
Puma Shen co-founded the Kuma Academy, which provides courses for civilians on skills such as first aid, stockpiling food and handling communications devices.
DPP lawmakers speak on war resilience in USTaiwan· 2026-07-25
Puma Shen is a DPP deputy caucus whip who participated in the meetings with US officials.
Taiwan delegation meets bipartisan US officialsTaiwan· 2026-07-24
Puma Shen is a prominent human rights activist and politician in Taiwan who is running for mayor of Taipei.
Wie Puma Shen Chinas Zorn auf sich zieht – Ein Porträt
Switzerland· 2026-07-21
Puma Shen announced that he would visit the US and 'would not be silenced.'
EDITORIAL: The CCP’s fundamental violenceTaiwan· 2026-07-19
Puma Shen is one of the Deputy Caucus Whips included in the delegation.
DPP caucus leader to lead U.S. delegation focused on security, tradeTaiwan· 2026-07-17
Puma Shen is a Democratic Progressive Party Legislator who pledges to build sports facilities in Taipei if elected mayor.
Candidate pledges sports spending - Taipei TimesTaiwan· 2026-07-17Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen told reporters that the KMT’s and TPP’s drone procurement plans were meant to delay Taiwan’s development of defensive capabilities.
China aims to derail Taiwan’s drone efforts, source saysTaiwan· 2026-07-16
Puma Shen announced that he would visit the US and 'would not be silenced.'
Puma Shen to visit US, says he would not be ‘silenced’Taiwan· 2026-07-15
Puma Shen is a DPP Legislator mentioned in the context of China's actions against Taiwanese.
Motion condemning PRC law passes initial hurdleTaiwan· 2026-07-14
Puma Shen is a Democratic Progressive Party Legislator who has been sanctioned by Beijing.
Bonnie Glaser on Taiwan and Beijing’s expanding pressureTaiwan· 2026-07-14
Democratic Progressive Party Taipei mayoral candidate Puma Shen is usually high on the list, suggesting he is garnering significant attention.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: Political analysis beyond polling dataTaiwan· 2026-07-11Puma Shen attended a news conference with Akio Yaita in Taipei.
Activists urge stricter entry screensTaiwan· 2026-07-09
Puma Shen is cited as an example of a critic whose personal information was released by Chinese authorities.
Official lays out Beijing’s overseas repression tacticsTaiwan· 2026-07-04
Puma Shen co-founded Forward Alliance and lost in the DPP’s Taipei mayoral primary to Enoch Wu.
Donovan’s Deep Dives: Taiwanese society’s curious relationship with the militaryTaiwan· 2026-06-27
Puma Shen, a DPP Legislator and Taipei mayoral candidate, described Taipei as a bowl of tshuah-ping in a social media post.
Candidates get creative with food metaphors for citiesTaiwan· 2026-06-20
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen said that how the US conducts its diplomacy is for the US to decide.
Trump delays Taiwan arms sales ahead of China tripTaiwan· 2026-02-28
Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Puma Shen is traveling in France despite China’s threats against him.
Puma Shen goes to France despite threats from ChinaTaiwan· 2026-02-15Puma Shen was involved in a scuffle that resulted in a concussion.
Ten lawmakers indicted over legislative brawlsTaiwan· 2026-02-12
Puma Shen's case is cited as an example of China's evolving lawfare toolkit against Taiwanese independence advocates.
China using ‘lawfare’ to coerce Taiwan: Australian think tankTaiwan· 2026-02-12
Puma Shen, a DPP Legislator, stated that Li must renounce her Chinese nationality to remain a legislator.
TPP’s Li not fit to be legislator: DPP and groupsTaiwan· 2026-02-04
Peking has initiated a legal process against the democratically elected Taiwanese legislator Puma Shen.
Taiwan-Frage: Ein-China-Prinzip oder Internationalisierung?Switzerland· 2026-01-29
DPP Legislator Puma Shen said he respects the prerogative of TPP lawmakers to propose bills, but defense officials have knowledge that lawmakers might lack.
TPP’s budget bill not viable: militaryTaiwan· 2026-01-27
Puma Shen is a DPP Legislator who mentioned that Huang had aides with him when he took the confidential materials.
Huang’s document incident being probedTaiwan· 2026-01-21
Puma Shen condemned Huang Kuo-chang's actions and commented on the incident.
TPP’s Huang accused of confidentiality rule breachTaiwan· 2026-01-19DPP Legislator Puma Shen said that new projects never had to be submitted separately.
KMT, TPP again block special defense, central government budgetsTaiwan· 2026-01-13