[1][2] The younger Wang studied mathematics at Soochow University, receiving a bachelor's degree in commercial mathematics, before attending George Washington University in the United States, where he earned a master's degree and a Ph.D. in international business.
[5] Wang held several posts within the Kuomintang before he was nominated to contest a by-election scheduled for 27 February 2010,[6][7] to replace outgoing legislator Fu Kun-chi.
[10] Wang faced Democratic Progressive Party candidate Hsiao Bi-khim and independent Shih Sheng-liang.
[11][12] Five days before the election, Wang led Hsiao by thirteen percentage points,[13] and eventually defeated her by approximately six thousand votes,[14] a margin that the Taipei Times considered "narrow" due to Fu Kun-chi's strong influence in Hualien.
[15] The Kuomintang renominated Wang for the 2012 legislative elections,[16] and he retained the Hualien County district seat contested by DPP candidate Lie Kuen-cheng.