Konsin Shah

Konsin Shah (Chinese: 夏功權; pinyin: Xia Gongquan; 17 September 1919 – 18 October 2008) was a Chinese-born Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force officer and diplomat. He served as the Ambassador to New Zealand from 1968 to 1973 and first Representative to the United States from 1979 to 1981, during which he consistently wore a black necktie as a silent protest against the U.S. decision to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[1][2][3][4] He was noted for his symbolic protest in 2001, when he injured his wrist with a knife during a Kuomintang meeting to demand the expulsion of former president Lee Teng-hui, and he later advocated for closer cooperation between the Kuomintang and other pan-Blue parties ahead of the 2004 presidential election.[5]

Shah is the son-in-law of Huang Shao-ku, a senior Kuomintang politician who served as Vice Premier and President of the Judicial Yuan.[6]

References

  1. ^ 民主潮 (in Chinese). Vol. 30. 民主潮社. 1980. p. 17.
  2. ^ "中華民國政府官職資料庫".
  3. ^ "Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the United States and the Republic of China" (PDF). American Institute in Taiwan. 1981. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Program for "The Republic of China at 70: 1911–1981"". Digital Collections, Grand Valley State University. Grand Valley State University Libraries. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  5. ^ Hsu, Crystal (1 August 2001). "Elder bleeds for Lee's expulsion". Taipei Times. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  6. ^ 陳柔縉 (1994). 總統是我家親戚 (in Traditional Chinese). 鴻鳴館圖書出版社. p. 480. ISBN 9789579979801.
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