John Kuan

Kuan Chung, also known by his English name John Kuan, is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician who was president of the Examination Yuan of the Republic of China from 2008 to 2014.

Early life and education

Kuan was born in Tianjin, China, in 1940. He is of Manchu descent, belonging to the Plain White Banner. His father,, was a KMT politician.
After high school, Kuan graduated from National Chengchi University with a bachelor's degree in diplomacy in 1967 and briefly enrolled in National Taiwan University to study political science before withdrawing. He completed graduate studies in the United States at Tufts University, where he earned a Master of Arts in diplomacy, a second master's degree, and his Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher [School of Law and Diplomacy] in 1969 and 1973, respectively.
Kuan's doctoral dissertation was titled, "The Kuomintang-Communist Party Negotiations, 1944–1946: The Failure of Efforts to Avoid Civil War". He later was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Indianapolis.

Personal life

Kuan's surname Kuan is the sinicized form of his clan name Gūwalgiya.
Kuan's daughter, Wendy Kuan, died in May 2011 after she fell from the kitchen window of her 27th floor apartment in Shanghai. It was rumored that she committed suicide because her husband, Zero Lin, was having an affair. Kuan has avoided meeting Lin ever since his daughter's death, refusing to attend any family events where his son-in-law would be present.