[4] Shortly after taking office, Ju gained the nickname Rambo for his combative personality, which frequently led to him physically fighting other lawmakers.
[5][6] The first instance of legislative brawling in Taiwan involved Ju, and took place on 7 April 1988, after speaker Liu Kuo-tsai had started counting votes on a budget proposal, which passed.
[7] Ju ran for election in 1989 without the support of the Democratic Progressive Party, and managed to retain his legislative seat.
[8] For mounting an independent campaign, Ju was expelled from the DPP in February 1990 and founded the Chinese Social Democratic Party in 1991.
Though he briefly considered joining the Kuomintang,[3] he was named the New Party candidate for governor of Taiwan Province in August 1994.