He founded the Taiwan People's Party, the nation's first political party in 1927. He also organized the New Taiwan Alliance and the Taiwanese Labor Alliance in the quest for a more liberal and independent state.
Chiang wrote political columns opposing Japanese atrocities, most of which were published in Taiwan's People's Newspaper, and conveyed his thoughts through speeches. He was jailed a dozen times during his lifetime and was eulogized as "the savior of Taiwanese" when he died in 1931 at the age of 40.
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