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Chen Yunying

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Chen Yunying
陈云英
Chen in 2025
Delegate to the National People's Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office
2003
Personal details
BornFebruary 1953 (age 72)
Taipei, Republic of China
Citizenship
  •  ROC (before 1987)
  •  PRC (after 1987)
Political partyChinese Communist Party
SpouseJustin Yifu Lin
Children2
OccupationPolitician, educator

Chen Yunying (simplified Chinese: 陈云英; traditional Chinese: 陳雲英; pinyin: Chén Yúnyīng; born February 1953) is a Chinese educator and politician. She is a representative of the National People's Congress for Taiwan Province and the wife of Justin Yifu Lin.[1] She also is a researcher at the China National Academy of Educational Sciences.

Early life and education

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Chen was born into a merchant family in Taipei, Taiwan. She enrolled in the Department of Chinese Literature at National Chengchi University, where she earned dual bachelor's degrees in literature and education. During her third year, she met Justin Yifu Lin, whom she married in 1975.[2] From 1976 to 1977, she taught at Nan'an National High School in Yilan, Taiwan. Between 1977 and 1983, she served as a teacher at Yilan Senior Commercial Vocational School.[3]

In 1983, Chen moved to the United States where she pursued a master's degree in education at Edinboro University, completing it in 1984. She then earned a doctorate in education from George Washington University between 1984 and 1987. During this period, she reunited with her husband Lin, who was pursuing a doctorate in economics at the University of Chicago. Lin had defected to China in 1979 by swimming from Kinmen Island, where he served as a company commander in the Republic of China Army, to Xiamen. In 1986, Chen served as an assistant to the director of the Arlington Education Bureau in Washington.[3]

Career

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In 1987, Chen relocated to Beijing with her children to join her husband. She became the first person in the People's Republic of China to hold a doctorate in special education.[4] She joined the Central Institute of Educational Sciences, where she established and led the Special Education Research Office. Chen conducted extensive fieldwork on the education of children with disabilities in cities in regions such as Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu, Shanxi, Shandong, and Liaoning. She advocated for experimental special education curricula, trained teachers, and promoted the inclusion of intellectually disabled children in mainstream classrooms.[5][4]

In 1989, Chen edited the Special Education Reference Series.[6] She also served as a standing committee member of the All-China Youth Federation and editor-in-chief of Chinese Journal of Special Education. From 1998, she was the vice-chair of the Special Education Branch of the Chinese Society of Education.[7] In 1992, the State Council of China recognized her as an expert with outstanding contributions to educational research, granting her a special government allowance.[8]

Political career

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Chen was elected as a deputy representing Taiwan Province to the 10th National People's Congress in 2003.[9] She was later elected to the 13th National People's Congress on February 24, 2018, and to the 14th National People's Congress on January 18, 2023.[10][11] In 2019, she visited Taiwan at the invitation of the National Dong Hwa University in Hualien, Taiwan as part of “academic exchange activities”.[12] During an open session of the Taiwan delegation at the second meeting of the 14th National People's Congress in 2024, Chen criticized what she refers to as Taiwan's "de-Sinicization" education policies, noting that they have led many young voters in Taiwan to reject their Chinese identity. She called for enhanced patriotic education for Taiwanese youth and emphasized that cross-strait exchanges would continue to grow, normalize, and intensify.[13]

Personal life

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Chen and her husband at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009

Chen and her husband Justin Lin have two children.[14] Their son currently serves as the general manager of Guangzhou Industrial Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. and vice president of the Taiwan Compatriots Association of Guangdong Province.[15]

Works

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Some of Chen's major works include:[8]

  • Parents' Guide to Special Needs Children (Chinese: 特殊儿童父母指导手册; pinyin: Tèshū értóng fùmǔ zhǐdǎo shǒucè)
  • Educational Diagnosis of Children with Disabilities (Chinese: 残疾儿童的教育诊断; pinyin: Cánjí értóng de jiàoyù zhěnduàn)
  • Foundations of Special Education in China (Chinese: 中国特殊教育学基础; pinyin: Zhōngguó tèshū jiàoyù xué jīchǔ)
  • Shared Handbook on Inclusive Education (Chinese: 全纳教育共享手册; pinyin: Quán nà jiàoyù gòngxiǎng shǒucè)
  • Mental Retardation - Psychological Education Rehabilitation (Chinese: 智力落后——心理教育康复; pinyin: Zhìlì luòhòu——xīnlǐ jiàoyù kāngfù)
  • Curriculum and Teaching for Mental Retardation (Chinese: 智力落后课程与教学; pinyin: Zhìlì luòhòu kèchéng yǔ jiàoxué)
  • Experiments in Inclusive Education: Successful Experiences in Rural Areas (Chinese: 随班就读的实验——农村成功的经验; pinyin: Suí bān jiùdú de shíyàn——nóngcūn chénggōng de jīngyàn)

References

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  1. ^ 中時電子報. "不能隨侍雙親晚年 陳雲英怨嘆：我不是人". China Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  2. ^ Yǐngxiǎng zhōngguó de 20 wèi jīngjì xué jiā 影响中国的20位经济学家 [20 Economists Who Have Influenced China] (in Chinese). Hénán wényì chūbǎn shè. 2015. p. 192. ISBN 978-7-5559-0310-9.
  3. ^ a b Xu, Keshu; Wang, Mingli; Li, Rui (2015). Dāng měiguó shì wénhuà yù dào zhōngguó shì shēnghuó yīnghàn duìzhào 当美国式文化遇到中国式生活 英汉对照 [When American Culture Meets Chinese Lifestyle (English-Chinese)] (in Chinese). Zhōngguó fǎngzhī chūbǎn shè. p. 223.
  4. ^ a b Wang, Yewen (1995). Zhōnghuá jīnguó dì yī rén 巾帼风采 第2卷 [The First Chinese Women] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhōngguó wùzī chūbǎn shè. pp. 82–83. ISBN 7-5047-1073-3.
  5. ^ Yin, Ruiling (1995). Zhōngguó zhīshì fùnǚ 中国知识妇女 [Chinese Intellectual Women] (in Chinese). Beijing: Guófáng dàxué chūbǎn shè. p. 165-166. ISBN 7-5626-0720-6.
  6. ^ Huang, Zukun (2007). Jīnguó fēngcǎi dì 2 juǎn 中国特殊教育史略 [Women's Style, Vol. 2] (in Chinese). Beijing: Zhōngguó huàbào chūbǎn shè. pp. 361–362. ISBN 978-7-80220-076-0.
  7. ^ Chen, Mingkun; Chen, Jilin; Chen, Meiguang; Chen, Qinwei (2012). Mǐn tái chén shì míngrén táiwān juǎn 闽台陈氏名人 台湾卷 [Famous Chens from Fujian and Taiwan: Taiwan Volume] (in Chinese). Zhōngguó wénxiàn gǔjí chūbǎn shè. p. 127.
  8. ^ a b Huang, Peisen (2015). Zhōngguó tèshū jiàoyù shǐ lüè 中国特殊教育史略 [A Brief History of Special Education in China] (in Chinese). Chengdu: Xīnán jiāotōng dàxué chūbǎn shè. p. 202. ISBN 978-7-5643-4263-0.
  9. ^ Ge, Weiying (2009-09-26). "陈云英：我从台湾来" [Chen Yunying: I am from Taiwan]. Lifeweek.com.cn. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  10. ^ "（受权发布）中华人民共和国第十三届全国人民代表大会代表名单" [(Authorized Release) List of Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China]. China News Service. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  11. ^ "2024全国两会/落实爱国主义教育法 促进台青心灵回归" [2024 National Two Sessions/Implementing the Patriotism Education Law to Promote the Spiritual Return of Taiwanese Youth]. Takung Pao. 2024-03-10. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  12. ^ DeAeth, Duncan (2019-01-28). "Well-known defector, Chinese Communist Party member permitted to visit Taiwan". Taiwan News. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  13. ^ "台籍人大代表：台湾人不认同自己是中国人是悲剧" [Taiwanese NPC representative: It is a tragedy that Taiwanese people do not identify themselves as Chinese]. Lianhe Zaobao. 2024-03-09. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  14. ^ Tang, Qi (2019-03-10). "专访 : 台籍代表陈云英：只要来大陆看一次，谣言不攻自破" [Exclusive interview: Taiwanese representative Chen Yunying: Just come to the mainland once and the rumours will be broken]. The Paper. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  15. ^ "廣州市台聯代表葉耀華同志、林旭初同志當選廣東省台聯第九屆理事會副會長" [Guangzhou Taiwan Federation representatives Ye Yaohua and Lin Xuchu were elected as vice-chairmen of the 9th Council of the Guangdong Taiwan Federation]. gztl.org.cn. 2017-08-03. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
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