Yu Hsiao-cheng () is a Taiwanese politician. He was the Deputy Chairperson of the

National Communications Commission The National Communications Commission (NCC; ) is an independent statutory agency of Executive Yuan of the Republic of China (Taiwan) responsible for regulating the development of the telecommunication and broadcasting industries, promoting compe ...

(NCC) of the Executive Yuan.

NCC Deputy Chairmanship

NCC Deputy Chairperson Appointment

Yu, a professor at the

National Chiao Tung University National Chiao Tung University (NCTU; ) was a public research university located in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Established in 1896 as Nanyang Public School by an imperial edict of the Guangxu Emperor, it was one of China's leading universities. After th ...

, was nominated by the Executive Yuan to the office title in May 2012. He was accused by the Democratic Progressive Party due to his dual ROC- US citizenship. However, he said that he would renounce his US citizenship once he was appointed to be the NCC Deputy Chairperson. However, Yu has not made further statement after becoming the speak person of NCC. In addition to the dual citizenship controversy, Yu's communication skills were remarkable. In the

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, Yu persisted that NCC had made the right call to support

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and constantly made comments suggesting that academic professionals were isolated from industry. During his visit to

, Yu made no comment towards questions and suggestions.

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