bˈɔːɹn ɪn beɪdʒˈɪŋ æz ðə sˈɛkənd sˈʌn əvə fˈæmɪli ʌv fˈoːɹ tʃˈɪldɹən, hiː mˈuːvd tə taɪwˈɑːn wɪð hɪz fˈæmɪli ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks; ðə fˈæmɪliz ˈɛldɪst sˈʌn ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ɪn mˈeɪnlənd tʃˈaɪnə.
Born in Beijing as the second son of a family of four children, he moved to Taiwan with his family in 1946; the family's eldest son remained in mainland China.