Wang Chang-hui

Wang Chang-hui (, born 4 October 1918) was a Chinese trade unionist and politician. She was among the first group of women elected to the Legislative Yuan in 1948.

Biography Wang was born in Nanjing in October 1918. She was educated at Nanjing Zhongnan Middle School and Shanghai Liangjiang Women's Sports Teachers College, after which she attended National Chengchi University. During the Second Sino-Japanese War she was a member of the Women's Mobilization Committee of the Ninth War Zone and chaired the Hubei Women's Anti-Enemy Association.

In 1967, Wang emphasized the moral and political duty of Taiwan-based citizens to support anti-communist efforts on the mainland, stating:

"All sectors of society in the Republic of China on Taiwan have a responsibility to fully support the anti-communists on the mainland."

She further elaborated in 1969:

"Party reform will lay the foundation for a full-scale counteroffensive. The anti-communist struggle is not merely a military conflict—it is a war over the way of life for all humanity. This war extends to every aspect of daily life, to every corner of society."

During the period of Taiwan's democratization, she strongly opposed both the re-election and the mandatory retirement of the First Legislative Yuan members. When faced with public criticism and ridicule regarding their age, Wang famously responded, "On the road to the underworld, there are both young and old; who will die first, no one can say." Her defiant remark heightened generational tensions within the Legislative Yuan and symbolized the broader resistance of the old guard to political reforms.