--- description: Find out how Chiang Wan-an is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. title: 2023 TIME100 Next: Chiang Wan-an image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd65f6913eb250c81/698a3ff2d075334996e6e588/time100-next-chiang-wan-an-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 13, 2023 # Chiang Wan-an by [Koh Ewe](/author/koh-ewe/) ## Koh Ewe Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore.  Chiang Wan-an Chiang Wan-anJameson Wu—EyePress/Redux [Elected in 2022](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3232696/taipei-mayor-leads-delegation-shanghai-beijing-ramps-pressure-taiwan "undefined") as Taipei’s youngest-ever mayor, Chiang Wan-an has pledged to bring “new blood” to Taiwan’s Kuomintang, or Nationalists. Reputedly Asia’s oldest and richest political party, it’s recently struggled to attract youth support because of its Beijing-­friendly reputation. Chiang has taken a moderate view while emphasizing his commitment to the island’s democracy. Although Chiang maintains he’s focused on ambitious urban-development plans, he’s increasingly tipped as a future presidential candidate. Chiang Wan-an Is on the TIME100 Next 2023 List ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308547/chiang-wan-an/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308547/chiang-wan-an/"},"headline":"Chiang Wan-an","datePublished":"2023-09-13T11:00:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:19:38.229Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308547/chiang-wan-an/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock","time100nextartists23"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd65f6913eb250c81/698a3ff2d075334996e6e588/time100-next-chiang-wan-an-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Koh Ewe","jobTitle":"Koh Ewe (Koyu) was a reporter for TIME based in Singapore.","url":"https://time.com/author/koh-ewe/"}],"creator":"Koh Ewe","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd65f6913eb250c81/698a3ff2d075334996e6e588/time100-next-chiang-wan-an-2023.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2023/6308547/chiang-wan-an/","name":"Chiang Wan-an"}}]}] ```