Preceded by Wang Tso-yung Name Frederick Chien Children Carl Chien Political party Kuomintang Succeeded by Wang Chien-shien | Nationality Republic of China Party Kuomintang Preceded by Lien Chan Role Foreign minister | |
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Born 17 February 1935 (age 89)
Hangzhou, Chekiang, China ( 1935-02-17 ) Relations Shu Chien (brother)
Chien Shih-Liang (father)
Carl Chien (son) Alma mater National Taiwan University
Yale University Books Opportunity and challenge, The opening of Korea Education National Taiwan University, Yale University Similar People Chien Shih‑Liang, Carl Chien, Sun Yat‑sen, Liao Chongzhen | ||
TAIWAN: TAIPEI: FOREIGN MINISTER CHIEN NOT THREATENED BY CHINA
Frederick Chien, or Chien Foo (Chinese: 錢復; pinyin: Qián Fù; born 17 February 1935), was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China on Taiwan from 1990 to 1996 and president of the Control Yuan from 1999 to 2005.
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Background
The son of Chien Shih-Liang, a chemist and educcator, and grandson of a justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of China, Chien is known as one of the "four princes of Taiwan" along with Chen Li-an, Lien Chan, and Shen Chun-shan, all of whose fathers attained prominence in politics prior to their sons' successes. He attended National Taiwan University as an undergraduate, graduating in 1956. He went on to Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he earned his M.A. (1959) and Ph.D. (1962) in international relations. He wrote his thesis on Qing Dynasty China's diplomacy in Joseon Dynasty Korea during the opening of Korea, focusing on the period between the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 until the 1885 Convention of Tientsin.