the political "status quo" between China and Taiwan was separation, not the 1992 consensus. Prior to the 2019 Democratic Progressive Party presidential primary, Chen was supportive of William Lai's bid for office. After incumbent president Tsai Ing-wen was declared the winner, Chen criticized the primary process for a number of delays, and chastised the Tsai administration for passing amendments to the Referendum Act. References 1950 births Living people Kaohsiung Medical University alumni University of California, Berkeley alumni Taiwanese psychiatrists Hualien County Members of the Legislative Yuan Members of the 3rd Legislative Yuan Democratic Progressive Party (Taiwan) politicians Taiwan Solidarity Union politicians Senior Advisors to President Chen Shui-bian New Power Party politicians Taiwanese hospital administrators