Su Chi

Not to be confused withSu Qi (rugby union).

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisSu.

Su Chi
Tô khởi
Secretary-General of theNational Security Council
In office 20 May 2008 – 23 February 2010
Preceded by	Mark Chen Chen Chung-hsin(acting)
Succeeded by	Hu Wei-jen
Member of theLegislative Yuan
In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2008
Constituency	ROC
Minister of theMainland Affairs Council
In office 1 February 1999 – 19 May 2000
Preceded by	Chang King-yuh
Succeeded by	Tsai Ing-wen
Minister of theGovernment Information Office
In office 10 June 1996 – 15 May 1997
Vice	David Lee
Preceded by	Jason Hu
Succeeded by	David Lee
Personal details
Born	(1949-10-01)1 October 1949 Taichung,Taiwan
Nationality	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Political party	Kuomintang
Alma mater	National Chengchi University Johns Hopkins University Columbia University

Su Chi(Chinese:Tô khởi;pinyin:Sū Qǐ;born 1 October 1949) is a Taiwanese politician. Su served as Secretary-General of the National Security Council from 2008 to 2010. Previously, he was the Minister of theMainland Affairs Councilof theExecutive Yuanfrom 1 February 1999 to 19 May 2000.

Su coined the phrase1992 Consensusin early 2000 to describe the position onOne Chinaissues that developed following the October–November 1992 discussions between theStrait Exchange Foundation(SEF) and theAssociation for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits(ARATS).

Mainland China visit

2005

In 2005, Su accompaniedKuomintangChairpersonLien ChantovisitNanjinginJiangsuto meet with the high officials ofChinese Communist Party(CCP).

2013

In June 2013, Su and delegates led byKuomintang(KMT) Honorary ChairmanWu Po-hsiungvisitedChinaand met withCCP general secretaryXi Jinping.The delegation included KMT Vice ChairpersonsHung Hsiu-chuandHuang Min-hui.This was his first visit to China after he left theNational Security Council(NSC), citing that the ROC law prohibits him to visit China at least three years after he had left his NSC post.

Education

• MA and Ph.D. in political science from Columbia University
• MA in international studies from the SAIS, the Johns Hopkins University
• BA from National Chengchi University (Taiwan)

Personal life

Su Chi's younger brother isSu Yeong-chin.