Cheng Shu-min

==Life and career==

==Life and career==

Cheng Shu-min was born on 7 April 1946.<ref>{{cite book |title=中国国民党百年人物全书, Volume 2 |date=2005 |publisher=團结出版社 |pages=1455 |isbn=9787802140394 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcQyAQAAIAAJ&q=%E9%84%AD%E6%B7%91%E6%95%8F+1946%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%887%E6%97%A5 |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref>

Cheng Shu-min was born on 7 April 1946,<ref>{{cite book |title=中国国民党百年人物全书, Volume 2 |date=2005 |publisher=團结出版社 |pages=1455 |isbn=9787802140394 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NcQyAQAAIAAJ&q=%E9%84%AD%E6%B7%91%E6%95%8F+1946%E5%B9%B44%E6%9C%887%E6%97%A5 |access-date=27 July 2023}}</ref> and raised in [[Sanzhi District|Sanzhi]], [[Taipei County]].<ref name="ctobit">{{cite news |last1=祝 |first1=潤霖 |title=中視前董座鄭淑敏摔倒猝逝 昔任「兩岸密使」寫政界傳奇 |url=https://www.chinatimes.com/realtimenews/20230726005678-260407 |access-date=8 July 2025 |work=China Times |date=26 July 2023 |language=zh}}</ref>

Cheng was close to [[Lee Teng-hui]], and between 1998 and 1992, served as an envoy of Lee's presidential administration to China.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lee sent secret envoys to China |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/07/20/0000044446 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=20 July 2000}}</ref> She and {{ill|Su Chih-cheng|zh|蘇志誠}}'s visits to China preceded the [[Wang–Koo summit]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Joyce |title=Loyalty the mark of former Lee aide Su Chih-cheng |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/08/09/0000097782/2 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 August 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsai |first1=Ting-i |title=KMT denies author's allegation |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2002/08/14/0000160206 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=14 August 2002}}</ref> Cheng served as minister of the [[Council of Cultural Affairs]] between the terms of {{ill|Sheng Hsueh-yung|zh|申學庸}} and {{ill|Tchen Yu-chiou|zh|陳郁秀}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Jewel |title=Chen Chi-nan starts as Cultural Affairs chairman |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/03/2003153943 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=3 May 2004}}</ref> Cheng was later appointed chair of [[China Television]], and has also served on the supervisory board of Procomp Informatics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Joyce |title=CTV appeals over seizure |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/11/17/2003211463 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 November 2004}}</ref>

Cheng was close to [[Lee Teng-hui]], and between 1998 and 1992, served as an envoy of Lee's presidential administration to China.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lee sent secret envoys to China |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2000/07/20/0000044446 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=20 July 2000}}</ref> She and {{ill|Su Chih-cheng|zh|蘇志誠}}'s visits to China preceded the [[Wang–Koo summit]] in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Joyce |title=Loyalty the mark of former Lee aide Su Chih-cheng |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/local/archives/2001/08/09/0000097782/2 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=9 August 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Tsai |first1=Ting-i |title=KMT denies author's allegation |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2002/08/14/0000160206 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=14 August 2002}}</ref> Cheng served as minister of the [[Council of Cultural Affairs]] between the terms of {{ill|Sheng Hsueh-yung|zh|申學庸}} and {{ill|Tchen Yu-chiou|zh|陳郁秀}}.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Jewel |title=Chen Chi-nan starts as Cultural Affairs chairman |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/05/03/2003153943 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=3 May 2004}}</ref> Cheng was later appointed chair of [[China Television]], and has also served on the supervisory board of Procomp Informatics.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Huang |first1=Joyce |title=CTV appeals over seizure |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2004/11/17/2003211463 |accessdate=22 August 2019 |work=Taipei Times |date=17 November 2004}}</ref>

Cheng Shu-min was married twice, first to Ko Yue-se until his death, then to {{ill|Wei Duan|zh|韋端}} from 1986 until their June 2006 divorce.<ref>{{cite news |title=「兩岸密使」鄭淑敏跌倒腦出血不治，享壽78歲…她把中視推上市卻1張股票都沒有：要買或賣都不對 |url=https://www.businesstoday.com.tw/article/category/183027/post/202307270034/ |access-date=8 July 2025 |work=Business Today |date=27 July 2023}}</ref> Cheng died after a fall at her home in [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 26 July 2023, at the age of 77.<ref name="ctobit"/>

Cheng Shu-min died after a fall at her home in [[Washington (state)|Washington]], on 26 July 2023, at the age of 77.<ref>[https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E4%B8%AD%E8%A6%96%E5%89%8D%E8%91%A3%E5%BA%A7%E9%84%AD%E6%B7%91%E6%95%8F%E5%9C%A8%E7%BE%8E%E6%91%94%E5%82%B7%E6%80%A5%E6%95%91%E7%84%A1%E6%95%88-%E6%9B%BE%E4%BB%BB-%E5%85%A9%E5%B2%B8%E5%AF%86%E4%BD%BF-%E7%94%9F%E5%82%B3%E5%A5%87-125058144.html? 中視前董座鄭淑敏摔倒猝逝 昔任「兩岸密使」寫政界傳奇] {{in lang|zh}}</ref>

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