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What was the position of Wu Po-hsiung in Dec 1989?
Wu Po-hsiung Wu Po-hsiung ( ; born 19 June 1939 ) is a Taiwanese politician who is a former chairman of the Kuomintang ( KMT ) . He has been the Interior Minister ( 1984-1988 ) , Mayor of Taipei ( 1988–1990 ) , Secretary-General to the President ( 1991–1996 ) , and Chairman of the KMT ( 2007-2009 ) . Wu was nominated as Honorary Chairman of the Kuomintang when he was succeeded by Ma Ying-jeou as the Chairman of the Kuomintang . Early life . Born to a Hakka family in Zhongli , Taoyuan in 1939 , Wu received a bachelors degree in business administration from National Cheng Kung University in 1962 . Early political life . He entered politics when he was elected into the Taiwan Provincial Council in the Taoyuan County electoral district from 1968 to 1972 Taoyuan County Magistrate . Wu become the Magistrate of Taoyuan County from 1973 to 1976 . His father Wu Hong-ling had served in the same position from 1960 to 1964 . ROC Interior Ministry . Wu become the Ministry of the Interior twice in 1984-1988 and 1991-1994 . ROC citizens permitted to visit China . On 15 October 1987 , Wu announced the lifting of prohibition of ROC citizens to travel to the Mainland Area . Citizens were allowed to do so for family visits . KMT Vice Chairmanship . Wu was the first vice-chairman of the main opposition Kuomintang party after Kuomintang lost in the 2000 ROC Presidential Election to the Democratic Progressive Party . KMT Chairmanship . After Chairman Ma Ying-jeou resigned on 13 February 2007 , he became the acting chairman . Wu , however , subsequently resigned his post as acting chairman and member of the Central Standing Committee on 14 March 2007 in order to compete in the KMT chairman election scheduled for 7 April 2007 . Ma announced his support for Wu for chairmanship . Wu eventually won the party chairmanship election and become KMT Chairman on 11 April 2007 . He garnered about 90% of votes cast , defeated KMT Legislator Hung Hsiu-chu . Of all eligible voters , about 53% voted . Cross-strait relations . 2005 China visit . In April 2005 , Wu joined Lien Chan and other Pan-Blue officials to visit China . 2009 China visit . In May 2009 , Wu left for China for an 8-day visit . He was accompanied by three KMT Vice Chairmen , Lin Fong-cheng , Wu Den-yih ( which doubles as KMT Secretary-General ) and John Chiang . Wang Yi , Director of Taiwan Affairs Office welcomed the delegations upon arrival in Beijing . Prior to departure , Wu said that we would not mention the Republic of China if the Beijing government did not mention the Peoples Republic of China as well . If Beijing was to refrain from mentioning the One China principle , then he also would not talk about the 1992 consensus . The delegations visited several cities . In Beijing , they visited the Guangdong-Guangxi House , where Sun Yat-sen was elected as Chairman of Kuomintang in 1912 . In Hangzhou , they visited the Manao Temple , where a museum of Lian Heng is located . In Nanjing , they visited Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum . And in Chongqing , they attended the Taiwan Week celebration organized by Taiwanese businessmen doing business in China . 2012 Beijing visit . Wu lead a delegation from Taiwan to visit Beijing in March 2012 to meet Hu Jintao , the then-General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) ; Wu proposed that cross-strait relations be governed under the framework of one country , two areas ( 一國兩區 ) , in which from the Republic of Chinas point of view , ROC consists of Taiwan area and the mainland area . Among the delegates are three of Kuomintang vice chairpersons , which are Lin Fong-cheng , John Chiang and Hung Hsiu-chu . Taiwanese branch of Bank of China . On 27 June 2012 , Wu attended the opening ceremony of the first Taiwanese branch of the Bank of China . The ceremony was held in Taipei and Wu was accompanied by Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Chiang Pin-kung , Bank of China President Li Lihui and the banks Taiwan branch General Manager Tsai Rong-jun . 2013 Beijing visit . Wu visited Beijing on 12–14 June 2013 to meet with Xi Jinping , General Secretary of the Communist Party for the first time since Xi took office , accompanied by high ranking KMT officials , such as Chan Chun-po , Hung Hsiu-chu , Huang Min-hui and Su Chi . Accompanying Xi Jinping was Wang Huning , Li Zhanshu , Yang Jiechi and Zhang Zhijun from the CPC . 2013 Yunnan CPC secretary visit . During a meeting between Wu and visiting Yunnan Communist Party of China secretary , Qin Guangrong , to Taiwan in mid September 2013 , Wu said that Taiwan and Mainland China should put aside political questions and disagreements aside to facilitate bilateral exchanges . He said that by showing patience , setting aside differences and focusing on economic cooperation and cultural exchanges , more common areas such as lifestyle and values would emerge . During the meeting , Qin encouraged Taiwanese businessmen to invest in Yunnan and make use of the province as the gateway to Southeast Asia and South Asia , creating business opportunities . He added that Yunnan welcomes Taiwanese farmers , township wardens , teachers , students , media and religious and business representatives . Qins delegation , which consisted of more than 200 people , participated in several activities while in Taiwan , such as promoting bilateral exchanges in education , culture , technology , tourism and civil aviation . 2013 Nanjing visit . In October 2013 , Wu traveled to Nanjing , Jiangsu to give a speech at the Xianlin Campus of Nanjing University . Personal life . Outside of Taiwanese politics , Wu is a prominent and practicing Buddhist and plays an active role in the Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Order . Before he ascended to the KMT chairmanship , Wu served as the second worldwide president of the Buddhas Light International Association .