[2] He fled to Taiwan with the Nationalists when Chiang Kai-shek moved his government to Taipei following their defeat by Mao Zedong's Communist forces in 1949.
[2] He also became the president of the then state-owned Central Motion Picture Corporation in 1963, and so has multiple film producer credits to his name.
[3] Shen served for a time as an English–Chinese language interpreter and secretary[2] for Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek.
The United States does not recognize the People's Republic of China's position and insists on the peaceful resolution of cross-strait differences, opposes unilateral changes to the status quo by either side, and encourages both sides to continue their constructive dialogue on the basis of dignity and respect.
The United States, under President Jimmy Carter, officially severed diplomatic relations with Taiwan in 1979 as part of its One-China policy.
He wrote a highly critical book about the United States withdrawing its recognition of Taiwan, the event of which he was a first-hand witness.