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Yok Mu-ming
Yok Mu-ming
郁慕明
	Yok at the 2021 Straits Forum
Chairperson of the New Party
	In office; June 2003 – 21 February 2020
Preceded by	Himself as convenor of the New Party National Committee
Succeeded by	Wu Cherng-dean
Convenor of the New Party National Committee
	In office; January 2002 – June 2003
Preceded by	Levi Ying (acting); Hsieh Chi-ta
Succeeded by	Himself as chairman of the New Party
	In office; May 1994 – October 1994
Preceded by	Jaw Shaw-kong
Succeeded by	Wang Chien-shien
Member of the Legislative Yuan
	In office; 1 February 1996 – 31 January 1999
Constituency	Taoyuan County
	In office; 1 February 1993 – 31 January 1996
Constituency	Taipei 2
	In office; 1 February 1990 – 31 January 1993
Constituency	Kuomintang party-list
Personal details
Born	19 July 1940 (age 83); Shanghai, Japanese-occupied China
Nationality	Republic of China
Political party	New Party
Other political; affiliations	Kuomintang (until 1993)

Yok Mu-ming (Chinese: 郁慕明; pinyin: Yù Mùmíng; born 19 July 1940) is a Taiwanese politician and was the chairperson of the New Party from 2003 to February 2020.^[1]

Cross-strait relations edit

2005 Mainland China visit edit

Yok and delegates from the New Party made an 8-day visit to Mainland China in July 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of China's victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War. The delegates visited Beijing, Dalian, Guangzhou and Nanjing in a tour called "Journey of the Chinese Nation".^[2]

In Guangzhou, Yok and his delegates paid tribute at the Huanghuagang Mausoleum of 72 Martyrs honoring the deceased during the Second Guangzhou Uprising to overthrow the Qing Dynasty and establish the Republic of China.^[3]

2010 Mainland China visit edit

In May 2010, Yok visited the National Museum of China in Beijing in which he met with the museum director Lu Zhangshen. Lu briefed Yok about the current situation of the museum renovation. He also expressed hope for future collaboration between the museum and Taiwan, as well as strengthening ties with various cultural organizations in Taiwan.^[4]

2012 Tiaoyutai Islands dispute edit

In 2012, responding to the dispute of Tiaoyutai Islands between Taiwan, Mainland China and Japan, Yok published a written statement saying that trilateral negotiation between the three sides cannot be realized at the current time, Taiwan should hold a dialogue with Mainland China so that the two sides could jointly discuss issues related to defending the islands.^{[citation needed]}

2014 Mainland China visit edit

During his visit to China in end of September 2014 to meet with the President of the People's Republic of China and General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping, Yok attended Xi's speech on peaceful unification and one country, two systems in resolving Taiwan issues and how Beijing would not tolerate a Taiwan independence movement. The statement marked the first time Xi Jinping spoke of one country, two systems as a reunification model for Taiwan before Taiwanese politicians since he became General Secretary of the CCP on 15 November 2012.^[5]

2016 Mainland China visit edit

Yok attended the 150th anniversary of the birthday of Sun Yat-sen event in Beijing in November 2016 led by General Secretary Xi Jinping.^[6]

References edit

^ "郁慕明將卸任秘書長吳成典接棒新黨主席" (in Traditional Chinese). ltn.com.tw. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
^ "New Party delegation leaves Beijing for Taiwan_taiwan_hk_English_SINA.com". English.sina.com. 2005-07-13. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
^ "People's Daily Online - Yok Mu-ming pays tribute to the Huanghuagang 72 Martyrs' Tombs". English.peopledaily.com.cn. 2005-07-07. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
^ "NMC Director Lu Meets with Taiwan's New Party Chairman Yok Mu-ming". En.chnmuseum.cn. Retrieved 2014-04-28.
^ "Xi revives old 'one China, two systems' model to woo Taiwan - Focus Taiwan".
^ "Ex-officers seen at event in Beijing - Taipei Times". 12 November 2016.