A member of the Taiwan Solidarity Union, he served one term on the Legislative Yuan, representing overseas Chinese between 2002 and 2005.
John Wang's father Kenjohn [zh] was the founding leader of the Taiwanese American Foundation.
[1][2] John Wang was raised in the United States and earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California.
He traveled to the United States to discuss Taiwan's inclusion in the World Trade Organization and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
[8][9] In September 2002, the legislature issued a non-binding resolution against the use of foreign languages during interpellation, shortly after Wang had questioned Premier Yu Shyi-kun in English.