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This article is about the politician. For the ophthalmologist, see James C. Tsai.

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James Tsai
Tsai Jen-chien
蔡仁堅
Mayor of Hsinchu
In office
20 December 1997 – 20 December 2001
DeputyYang Tzu-pao
Lin Cheng-chieh
Preceded byTong Shen-nan
Succeeded byLin Junq-tzer
Member of the National Assembly
In office
1992–1997
Personal details
Born (1952-10-27) 27 October 1952 (age 71)
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Progressive Party (1986–2014)
OccupationPolitician

James Tsai, also known as Tsai Jen-chien (Chinese: 蔡仁堅; born 27 October 1952) is a Taiwanese politician who served as mayor of Hsinchu from 1997 to 2001.

Political career

A cofounder of the Democratic Progressive Party,[1] Tsai served on the National Assembly from 1992 to 1997, and was the DPP caucus leader throughout his term.[2][3] The legislative body elected its first speaker and deputy speaker during its 1996 session. Tsai was nominated as the DPP candidate for the deputy speakership, and lost to Shieh Lung-sheng.[4] Tsai was elected mayor of Hsinchu in the 1997 local elections. In October 2000, he became the first elected local government leader from Taiwan to visit China.[5] The next year, Tsai lost his bid for reelection.[6][7] He attempted to run for the position again in 2014, without the backing of the DPP, which expelled him for mounting an independent campaign.[8][9]

2014 Hsinchu City Mayoralty Election Result
No. Candidate Party Votes Percentage
1 Liu Cheng-hsing (劉正幸) Independent 1,914 0.96%
2 Hsu Ming-tsai Template:KMT/short 75,564 37.85%
3 James Tsai Independent 40,480 20.28%
4 Lin Chih-chien Template:DPP/short 76,578 38.36%
5 Wu Shu-min (吳淑敏) Independent 5101 2.56%

Controversy

During his mayoral term, Tsai was one of many mayors accused of corruption, as he had charged United Microelectronics Corporation a "township chief tax" for community development funds.[10][11]

Soon after leaving office, Tsai was caught in the Chu Mei-feng sex scandal, during which he was represented by attorney Hsu Wen-bin.[12] Tsai and Chu had dated for four years,[13] before the relationship ended in February 2001.[14] Later that year, a sex tape of Chu and married businessman Tseng Chung-ming was released.[15] Prosecutors believed that Tsai and spiritual advisor Kuo Yu-ling asked a detective agency about hidden cameras.[16][17] Tsai was questioned by the Taipei District Prosecutors' Office in January 2002,[18][19] and indicted on 7 February.[20] However, Chu chose to drop the case against Tsai in June.[21]

References

  1. ^ You, Kai-hsiang; Lee, James (28 September 2014). "DPP expels one of its founding members for running unendorsed". Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Taiwan's opposition plans trip to China". United Press International. 26 June 1992. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ^ Yu, Susan (19 July 1996). "Assembly contest on vote level". Taiwan Info. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  4. ^ Yu, Susan (12 July 1996). "National Assembly elects speaker as session opens". Taiwan Today. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ Ko, Shu-ling (11 February 2001). "Taipei's Ma Ying-jeou: the city statesman". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Political sex video scandal in Taiwan court". CNN. Reuters. 7 February 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ "Phone call to police links politician to sex-VCD case". Taipei Times. 27 December 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  8. ^ Wang, Chris (17 July 2014). "DPP optimistic about Taichung election chances". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ^ Loa, lok-sin (29 September 2014). "DPP turns 28 with symbolic picnic events". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Legislator found not guilty of corruption". Taipei Times. 3 January 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ Huang, Joyce (4 January 2001). "DPP wrangles over Hsinchu mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
  12. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (20 August 2003). "Judicial Yuan writes `judge law'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  13. ^ Hsu, Crystal (30 December 2001). "Former Hsinchu mayor will reply". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ^ "Kuo says she was told to tape Chu". Taipei Times. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (23 December 2001). "Taipei prosecutors focus on instructor in sex case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  16. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (26 December 2001). "Chu gives apology for having `erred'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  17. ^ Tsai, Ting-I (29 December 2001). "VCD probe finds tape, spy devices". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  18. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (29 December 2001). "Police may interrogate ex-mayor". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  19. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (3 January 2002). "Tsai gets summons in VCD case". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  20. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (26 July 2002). "Six sentenced in sex-VCD scandal". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  21. ^ Chuang, Jimmy (27 June 2002). "Chu Mei-feng drops case against former lover Tsai". Taipei Times. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
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