Wang Hsi-ling

Wang Hsi-ling

Chinese
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p=Wāng Xīlíng
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Vice-Admiral Wang Hsi-ling, also spelled Wang Shi-ling or Wong Hsi-ling, was the head of Republic of China Ministry of National Defense's intelligence bureau and the highest ranking officer in the military of the Republic of China ever court-martialed.cite news|url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50716FC3E5F0C728DDDAC0894DD484D81|title=Taiwan Murderer Changes His Story|date=1985-05-11|accessdate=2007-11-12|work=The New York Times] cite news|work=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=2008-01-06|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/64369674.html?dids=64369674:64369674&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jan+17%2C+1985&author=DAN+MORAIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Taiwan+Probing+Link+to+Murder+Intelligence+Officials+Tied+to+Death+of+Writer+in+U.S.&pqatl=google|title=Taiwan Probing Link to Murder; Intelligence Officials Tied to Death of Writer in U.S.|date=1985-01-17|last=Morain|first=Dan]

Wang was implicated during the murder trial of United Bamboo Gang leader Chen Chi-li, when evidence arose Chen claimed that Wang had ordered him to go to Daly City, California to kill dissident journalist Henry Liu in 1984. [cite news|title=Taiwan Admiral Named at Murder Trial|date=1985-03-21|accessdate=2007-11-12|work=The New York Times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9507E5D61638F932A15750C0A963948260&n=Top/News/World/Countries%20and%20Territories/China] American officials travelled to Taiwan to interview him and administer a polygraph examination in February 1985; then-President Chiang Ching-kuo was at first reluctant, but on 8 February acceded to their demand. Wang denied that he had ordered Chen to kill Liu, stating he only wanted chen to "teach Liu a lesson", and further denied that his superiors had approved the killing. His three interviewers agree that they polygraph results showed both of his statements were false.cite book|pages=pp. 385-394|title=The Generalissimo's Son: Chiang Ching-Kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan|last=Taylor|first=Jay|date=2000|publisher=Harvard University Press|id=ISBN 0674002873] On 19 April 1985, he was sentenced to life in prison by a Taipei military tribunal; He could have faced the death penalty. [cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DN&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI|DN&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB297ABDB777D1F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|work=Philadelphia Daily News|last=Chang|first=Wendel|date=1985-04-19|accessdate=2008-01-04|title=Taiwan admiral gets life in Calif. slaying] Less than a month later, Chen retracted all of his testimony implicating Wang.

Wang was imprisoned at the Taiwan Garrison Command facility for political prisoners in Jingmei, Taipei County; his cell was reportedly equipped with a kitchen and a study, and his family was allowed to live with him. [cite news|url=http://news.yam.com/cna/politics/200712/20071210046039.html|work=Yam News|date=2007-12-10|title=總統:汪希苓特區和政治犯牢房 天堂與地獄 (President: Wang Hsi-ling's 'special area' and political prisoners' cells — heaven and hell)|accessdate=2008-01-06|language=Chinese] He, Chen, and Chen's associate Wu Tun were granted clemency in 1991 and released from prison, having served less than six years of their life sentences. [cite news|title=Taiwan Gives Clemency to 3 Convicted of Slaying Writer|date=1991-01-22|accessdate=2007-11-12|work=The New York Times|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE1D9143AF931A15752C0A967958260] It was never determined for whom Wang was covering up, though scholars agree that he was not the initiator of the plan. Later analysts suggest that Chiang's son Chiang Hsiao-wu ordered the killings. However, as late as 2007, Republic of China officials continued to deny any connection of Chiang's to the case. [cite news|url=http://www.takungpao.com/news/07/11/11/TM-820663.htm|work=Ta Kung Pao|date=2007-11-11|title=台情報員口述江南案內幕:與蔣無關 (Taiwan intelligence operative gives behind-the-scenes description of the Henry Liu case: No connection to Chiang)|accessdate=2008-01-06|language=Chinese]

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Further reading

*cite book|title=忠與過:情治首長汪希苓的起落 (The rise and fall of intelligence chief Wang Hsi-ling)|last=Wang|first=Shih-chun|publisher=Bookzone|id=ISBN 957621551X|date=1999-04-10|language=Chinese
*cite news|last=Chen|first=Hu-men|url=http://news.yam.com/view/mkmnews.php/543817|work=Yam News|date=2007-11-07|title=國安局長汪敬煦洩密給FBI (National Security Bureau chief Wang Ching-hsu made leak to FBI)|accessdate=2008-01-06|language=Chinese


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