Tsai Shih-ying

What draws me to Tsai Shih-ying is not the resume but the rootedness. A Taipei-born politician with a degree from National Taipei University, he has planted himself firmly in Keelung, first as its youngest city councillor in 2005 and since 2016 as its legislator, and he also has an Instagram account. I have a soft spot for local-first politicians who grind away serving one community rather than chasing the national spotlight. Taiwan's legislature is famously combative, and surviving it demands both nimble wit and stubborn patience. I quietly respect the kind of public servant who lets his city, not a flashy biography, define who he is.

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Name (English)

Tsai Shih-ying

Name (Japanese)

蔡適応

Reading

さい・てきおう

Born

June 14, 1973 (age 53)

Origin

Taipei, Taiwan

Occupation

politician

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

High school

Kaohsiung Municipal Tsoying Senior High School

University

National Taipei University

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/keelunging/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%94%A1%E9%81%A9%E5%BF%9C
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8347638

Tags

• politician

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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