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, who was attempting to flee Taiwan shortly after the

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. After her release, Chang ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the

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in 1986. With the help of Taichung mayor Chen Tuan-tang, Chang was elected to the

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(TPCC) in 1989. She married Chen's son Chen Wen-hsien in 1990. Upon the end of her second term on the TPCC, Chang served as

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from 1997 to 2001. She left the

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run an independent mayoral campaign in 2001, after finishing low in opinion polls. Her bid for reelection split the

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vote between herself and

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, allowing

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to win.

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