Wang Chih-hsiung

Wang Chih-hsiung's father, Wang Yu-yun, and younger brother Wang Shih-hsiung were also Kuomintang-affiliated politicians. The Wang brothers were elected to the Legislative Yuan together in 1989, with Wang Chih-hsiung representing Kaohsiung City's second district, and Wang Shih-hsiung representing the occupational constituency of fishing and aquaculture.^[1][2] Wang Chih-hsiung was elected to a non-consecutive term in the Legislative Yuan in 1995 for Kaohsiung City's first district.^[2][3] Wang Chih-hsiung subsequently ran in the December 1998 Taiwanese local elections, and was elected to the Kaohsiung City Council, serving from 1999 to 2002.

Wang Chih-hsiung was vice chairman and member of the board for the Chung Shing Bank led by his father.^[2][4] Wang Chih-hsiung continued serving in financial leadership positions throughout his tenure as a city councilor.^[2] In 2004, Wang Chih-hsiung was subpoenaed repeatedly as part of legal proceedings and investigations into a credit loan case, but did not report to court.^[5] The case continued to trial in 2005, and Wang was placed on a wanted list.^[5][6] Wang fled Taiwan in 2007,^[4][7] and was arrested in China in 2012.^[5] The Taiwanese Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau repatriated him in October 2012.^[5][8] Wang was formally indicted by Taipei-based prosecutors in December 2012.^[9] The Taipei District Court ruled that Wang Chih-hsiung was not guilty in September 2013.^[10]