Following the murder of her daughter [zh] in March 2016, Wang was named to the Presidential Office Organizing Committee for National Conferences on Judicial Reforms.

The child was decapitated by Wang Ching-yu as she rode a bicycle along Huanshan Road in Neihu District on the way to Xihu metro station.

[7] After the visitation, Claire Wang received a condolence letter from Annette Lu,[8] and spoke out against the politicalization of her daughter's death with regards to views on capital punishment.

[12] In November 2016, Claire Wang was invited to take part in the Presidential Office Organizing Committee for National Conferences on Judicial Reforms.

[13][14] The sixteen other committee members were businesspeople or legal scholars; Wang served as the sole voice for victims of crime.

[29][30] Wang secured three votes in an election for Vice President of the Legislative Yuan, losing the office to incumbent deputy speaker Tsai Chi-chang.