Chang Chia-juch (; born 25 June 1950 in

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) was

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politician who was the Minister of Economic Affairs of

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from 2013 to 2014.CAL 747 crashes with 225 aboard
" ''

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''. 26 May 2002.

Early life

A native of

, Chang obtained his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from

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. He continued his master's degree in the same field from

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in the

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and his doctoral degree in transportation engineering from

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ROC Economic Affairs Ministry

Longmen nuclear power plant

In mid April 2013, commenting on Taiwan's

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construction, Chang said that the power plant has undergone rigorous integration and testing, therefore it is inappropriate to call the plant as an "assembled car". He added that the MOEA has created a team to inspect the overall system of the plant over the next six months to end the controversy.

Electric vehicle industry

Speaking at an automotive

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in mid April 2013, Chang spoke about Taiwan's young

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industry. In the midst of growing world

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and rising environmental awareness, he said that the MOEA is currently considering efforts to lower the cost of

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and distributing electric vehicles to general public. However, he acknowledged the current stumbling blocks for common usage of electric vehicle, especially on the current technology and availability of the

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s around Taiwan.

2013 H7N9 flu virus outbreak

In end of April 2013 during the H7N9 flu virus outbreak, citing from the research result from

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, Chang warned that if this outbreak continues for three months, Taiwan's

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forecast will drop by 0.004%. The flu will also hit Taiwan's consumption, production and export-related sectors if the outbreak gets worse. To mitigate this situation, Chang said that the MOEA has prepared a special task force to monitor the ongoing situation, and they will aim to be well-prepared to prevent the disease from spreading further.

Taiwan's Q1 2013 economic growth

Commenting on Taiwan's Q1 2013 lower-than-expected 1.54% economic growth at

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in end of April 2013, Chang said the MOEA will continue to promote policies to strengthen Taiwan's export and domestic investment. He also reassure people to be more optimistic on the annual GDP growth, because low GDP growth in Q1 doesn't mean low GDP growth in the remaining quarters in the same year.

2014 APEC Ministerial meeting

In mid May 2014 during the

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(APEC) Ministerial meeting in

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, Chang had a meeting with PRC Minister of Commerce

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. Chang asked the

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side to give a pragmatic response to the key problems that are the challenges to the singing of the

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between the two sides, in which those problems are linked primarily to the industrial sectors. Gao promised that the Mainland side will continue their internal coordination and reiterated

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's effort to promote a win-win condition for cross-strait exchanges.

References

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