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Peng Ming-min (彭明敏; born August 15, 1923) is a noted Taiwan independence activist and politician.
Education
He first received his primary education in Taiwan before going to Japan for secondary education, graduating from Kwansei Gakuin Middle School in 1939 and the Third Higher School in 1942. During World War II, he studied law and political science at the Tokyo Imperial University (now the University of Tokyo) until 1945. He subsequently obtained a Masters degree in law from McGill University in Montreal, and a PhD in political science from the University of Paris.
Political life
In 1964, Peng and two of his students, Hsieh Tsong-min and Wei Ting-chao, were arrested for secretly printing a manifesto supporting Taiwan Independence. Peng was sentenced to eight years in prison, but was released in late 1965 and put under house arrest. In January 1970, Peng escaped from Taiwan and received political asylum in Sweden. Peng lived in exile in the United States. He served as the president of Formosan Association for Public Affairs in 1982. He did not return to Taiwan until 1991, when martial law had already been lifted.
Peng was the presidential candidate for the Democratic Progressive Party in 1996 garnering about 20% of the vote.
During Peng's exile in the United States, he frequented the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Michigan from 1970 until 1972, after which he joined the faculty at Wright State University until 1974. It was during his time at Michigan when he wrote his autobiography. In 2000, after the electoral success of President Chen Shui-bian, he was appointed a Senior Advisor to the Office of the President.
As of 2009, he continues to contribute to political discourse on Taiwan.No need to sign a peace agreement with China By Peng Ming-Min (彭明敏)Tuesday, Nov 03, 2009 - Taipei Tiems.
A Taste of Freedom: Memoirs of a Formosan independence leader by Peng Ming-Min
(e-book in English, Japanese, 漢文版)
自由的滋味:彭明敏回憶錄 by 彭明敏
逃亡 by 彭明敏
一中一台:台灣自救宣言44周年紀念文集 by 彭明敏






