Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Yao Chia-wen a Taiwanese politician, is a former President of the Examination Yuan of the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan). He was the second chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Yao called for the abolition of the National Assembly in his book Maintaining and Amending the Law published in 1978. In 1979, Yao was arrested and sentenced to a 12-year prison for his involvement in the Kaohsiung Incident. He served in prison for seven years and became the chairperson of the Democratic Progressive Party after he was released. Under his chairmanship, the party adopted the "Program for the Sovereign Independence of Taiwan". In 1992, Yao joined the "Welfare State Alliance" faction of the DPP founded by Frank Hsieh. He was elected a member of the Legislative Yuan the same year, but was not re-elected in 1995.