Su Chi

Su Chi
蘇起
Official portrait, 2005
Secretary-General of the National Security Council
In office
20 May 2008 – 23 February 2010
Preceded byMark Chen
Chen Chung-hsin (acting)
Succeeded byHu Wei-jen
Member of the Legislative Yuan
In office
1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council
In office
1 February 1999 – 19 May 2000
Preceded byChang King-yuh
Succeeded byTsai Ing-wen
Minister of the Government Information Office
In office
10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997
ViceDavid Lee
Preceded byJason Hu
Succeeded byDavid Lee
Personal details
Born (1949-10-01) 1 October 1949 (age 77)
Taichung, Taiwan
PartyKuomintang
EducationNational Chengchi University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)
Columbia University (MA, PhD)

Su Chi (Chinese: 蘇起; pinyin: Sū Qǐ; born 1 October 1949) is a Taiwanese political scientist and politician. He was the secretary-general of the National Security Council from 2008 to 2010. Previously, he was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, the minister of the Mainland Affairs Council from 1999 to 2000, and the minister of the Government Information Office from 1996 to 1997.

Su coined the phrase 1992 Consensus in early 2000 to describe the position on One China issues that developed following the October–November 1992 discussions between the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS).

Early life and education

Su Chi was born Su Yongxin (蘇永鑫) on 1 October 1949 in Taichung, Taiwan. His parents were Su Zhanwu (蘇展武) and Ni Guoying (倪幗英). His mother had migrated to Taiwan while pregnant during the Great Retreat in 1949. His younger brother, Su Yeong-chin, became a legal scholar and served as chairman of Taiwan's National Communications Commission.

Su attended Weidao Middle School before graduating from Taipei Municipal Jianguo High School. He then enrolled at National Chengchi University, where he studied diplomacy. His undergraduate classmates there included future Taichung mayor Jason Hu. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts in diplomacy in 1971. He then earned a master's degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1975.

Su completed his doctoral studies at Columbia University, where he earned a Master of Arts in Russian studies in 1980 and his Ph.D. in political science in 1984. His doctoral dissertation was titled, Soviet Image of and Policy Toward China, 1969–1979. During his time in the United States, Su also worked as a translator and editor for the New York-based Chinese-language newspaper World Journal. After receiving his doctorate, he completed postdoctoral research at Harvard University. He spent approximately one year conducting research at Harvard's Center for Science and International Affairs before returning to Taiwan.

Mainland China visit

2005

In 2005, Su accompanied Kuomintang Chairperson Lien Chan to visit Nanjing in Jiangsu to meet with the high officials of Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

2013

In June 2013, Su and delegates led by Kuomintang (KMT) Honorary Chairman Wu Po-hsiung visited China and met with CCP general secretary Xi Jinping. The delegation included KMT Vice Chairpersons Hung Hsiu-chu and Huang Min-hui. This was his first visit to China after he left the National Security Council (NSC), citing that the ROC law prohibits him to visit China at least three years after he had left his NSC post.

Personal life

Su Chi's younger brother is Su Yeong-chin.

References

  1. ↑ Nathan, Andrew J. (2009-05-01). "Taiwan's Relations With Mainland China: A Tail Wagging Two Dogs by Su Chi". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  2. ↑ Chen, Dean P. (2024). "Xi Jinping and the Derailment of the KMT-CCP "1992 Consensus"". In Fang, Qiang; Li, Xiaobing (eds.). China under Xi Jinping: A New Assessment. Leiden University Press. p. 230. ISBN 9789087284411.
  3. ↑ Wan-li, Liu; Yong-ching, Hsu (2026-08-09). "Taiwan never independent: KMT's Cheng". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2026-08-10. The so-called "1992 consensus," a term former Mainland Affairs Council chairman Su Chi (蘇起) in 2006 admitted making up in 2000...
  4. ↑ "Su Chi" 蘇起. NCCU Memory (in Chinese). National Chengchi University.
  5. 1 2 3 Su, Chi. "An Account of Twenty Years of Cross-Strait Turbulence" 兩岸波濤二十年紀實 (in Chinese). CommonWealth Publishing.
  6. ↑ "Su Chi's Wife and Younger Brother Visit China in Succession, Drawing Criticism from Both Political Camps" 蘇起妻子.弟弟先後赴中 惹惱朝野. Public Television Service (in Chinese). 2011-08-02.
  7. ↑ "Su Chi" 蘇起. NCCU Memory (in Chinese). National Chengchi University.
  8. ↑ Su, Chi (2021-05-17). "My Heartfelt Appreciation for My NCCU Experience" 我由衷感謝的政大經驗 (PDF). National Chengchi University Alumni Magazine (in Chinese). No. 8. p. 3.
  9. ↑ Yu, Sen-lun (2000-02-27). "'Hu's Talking' provides an insider's view of Jason Hu". Taipei Times.
  10. ↑ "Distinguished Alumni" 傑出校友. National Chengchi University Global Alumni Service (in Chinese). National Chengchi University.
  11. ↑ Who's Who in the Republic of China (PDF). Executive Yuan. 2012. p. 456.
  12. ↑ "Su Chi – Faculty Profile" 蘇起 名譽教授. Graduate Institute of Development Studies (in Chinese). National Chengchi University.
  13. 1 2 "Who's Who in the ROC" (PDF). Executive Yuan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Soviet image of and policy toward China, 1969-1979" (PhD Thesis). 1984. Retrieved 2025-06-07 – via ProQuest.
  15. ↑ Su, Chi (1983). "U.S.-China Relations: Soviet Views and Policies". Asian Survey. 23 (5): 555–579. doi:10.2307/2644464. ISSN 0004-4687. JSTOR 2644464.
  16. ↑ "Su Chi – Author Biography" 蘇起 (in Chinese). CommonWealth Publishing.
  17. ↑ Buckley, Chris (2005-04-28). "Taiwan Politician Honors Sun Yat-sen in China Visit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  18. ↑ "Former high-ranking official to visit China". China Times. 2013-06-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  19. ↑ Ko, Shu-ling (25 August 2010). "Ma announces Judicial Yuan nominees". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 December 2023.