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	Taiwanese first lady passes out at trial - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-13)
		Wu Shu-chen collapsed shortly after pleading not guilty to charges she and three aides to President Chen Shui-bian skimmed $450,000 from a special presidential fund used to sustain Taiwanese diplomatic activities abroad.
		Wu, who is paralyzed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair, collapsed during a recess in the trial proceedings at Taipei District Court.
		Wu's eyes were closed and she did not appear to be moving.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2006-12-15-taiwan-first-lady_x.htm (700 words)

	Mabelyn.com - Infamous Women
		Wu Meiniang was the daughter of a prestigious general in the service of the first T'ang emperor, T'ai-tsung.
		Wu quickly enchanted the emperor but the court was horrified seeing as Wu was his father's mistress.
		Wu waited for a while and finally in 655 she planted a wooden figure with a nail through it's chest under Wang's bed that was discovered by the emperor who accused Wang of practicing witchcraft, imprisoned her along with Lady Shiao and went on to marry Wu.
	www.mabelyn.com /infamous_women/wu.htm (1293 words)

	All Headline News - Taiwan First Lady Will Not Attend Next Trial - December 31, 2006
		Wu is accused of illegally using state funds for her personal expenses but she repeatedly denies the charge.
		Wu and three of her aides, have been charged with illegal misappropriations of a secret presidential fund intended for diplomatic work overseas.
		Wu faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison if she is found guilty.
	www.allheadlinenews.com /articles/7005932442 (306 words)

	PARALINKS ARCHIVES
		He praises the first lady, "Wu is not only a representation of the people of our island nation, but also a representative of what can be achieved when one's beliefs and tenacity are strong enough," referring to her support of her husband in the midst of physical and political trials.
		Wu helped her husband as he spent much of his political career as a lawyer for dissidents and a politician trying to dethrone Chiang's Nationalist Party.
		Wu said when she was in high school, she saw President Chiang and his wife, standing high above the crowd at a National Day parade in the capital, Taipei.
	www.paralinks.net /paralinksarchives/taiwansfirstlady.html (863 words)

	The Willow Trees Fable
		Lady Wu knew the best way to ensure that was to kill Princess Liu, but, as evil as she was, Lady Wu could not bring herself to murder the young princess.
		Lady Wu was now a widow, and as the Princess was nowhere to be found, she assumed the throne.
		Lady Wu was sent to live a solitary life in a monastery in the mountains, and as it is said that the good die young, Lady Wu is probably still living there to this day.
	muweb.millersville.edu /~chang/production/willow/fable.html (2109 words)

	The Raw Story \| Taiwan's first lady said to be too sick for corruption trial
		Taipei- Taiwan's ailing first lady Wu Shu-chen is likely to be absent from her trial for corruption after her doctors advised that she stay in hospital, a hospital spokesman said Thursday.
		Wu collapsed last Friday during the first court hearing of her trial for the alleged embezzlement of 440,000 US dollars in state funds in the past four years.
		Wu was indicted in November on charges of corruption and document forgery, allegedly using receipts provided by others to make state fund reimbursement claims.
	rawstory.com /news/2006/Taiwan_s_first_lady_said_to_be_too__12212006.html (253 words)

	The China Post
		First lady Wu Shu-chen was rushed to the hospital after fainting in court during trial on corruption charges against her yesterday.
		Wu, who has been paralyzed from the waist down since a truck ran over her in 1985, stands accused of using bogus receipts to claim over NT$14 million in reimbursements from the presidential state affairs expense account.
		Doctors at NTHU said they had yet to determine whether Wu could attend the next Friday's session, or what measures would have to be taken if she was to attend it.
	www.chinapost.com.tw /p_latestdetail.asp?id=43094 (897 words)

	Taiwan's First Lady Passes Out During Her Corruption Trial \| Asian American News \| GoldSea
		Wu's trial began in the shadow of her precarious physical condition, and doubts about her ability to hold up in the face of an expected firestorm of media attention.
		Taiwan's first lady Wu Shu-chen is wheeled into district court on the first day of her trial, Friday, Dec. 15, 2006, in Taipei, Taiwan.
		Wu arrived at the courthouse near the Presidential Office building in downtown Taipei shortly after 9:30 AM (0130 GMT) and was seen chatting with aides.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/612/15lady.html (706 words)

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		Her father, Wu Kun-chih, was a medical doctor; her mother, Wu Wang Hsia, is a member of a wealthy and influential family.
		In 1986, not long after Wu, Shu-jen returned from the hospital and at a time when she desperately needed the support of her family, Chen Shui-bian was imprisoned on libel, a charge that was political-motivated.
		Wu, Shu-jen was also selected as one of the inspirational Asian Heroes in the April 28, 2003 issue of Time magazine.
	www.president.gov.tw /2_special/2004_09lady/subject2.html (920 words)

	Taiwan's Fiesty First Lady - CBS News
		He praises the first lady, "Wu is not only a representation of the people of our island nation, but also a representative of what can be achieved when one's beliefs and tenacity are strong enough," referring to her support of her husband in the midst of physical and political trials.
		Wu helped her husband as he spent much of his political career as a lawyer for dissidents and a politician trying to dethrone Chiang's Nationalist Party.
		Wu said when she was in high school, she saw President Chiang and his wife, standing high above the crowd at a National Day parade in the capital, Taipei.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2002/09/19/world/main522654.shtml (1023 words)

	Taiwan's first lady cleared of involvement in department store scandal - iht,asia,Taiwan President - Asia - Pacific - ...
		The opposition has accused first lady Wu Shu-chen of accepting free vouchers from the management of Sogo Department Store in return for her influence in a takeover bid for the store.
		Wu did not receive the vouchers directly from the middleman, but from her physician, it said.
		Chiu Yi, a lawmaker from the opposition Nationalist Party, said Wu was still under a separate investigation relating to a secret diplomatic fund used by her husband.
	www.iht.com /articles/ap/2006/10/02/asia/AS_GEN_Taiwan_President.php (371 words)

	Taiwan's First Lady to Visit U.S. -- Mrs Bush, Please Meet with Her
		Traveling abroad is difficult for the frail, wheelchair-bound Wu, paralyzed from the waist down since a truck hit her in 1985 during Taiwan's repressive martial law era.
		But Wu repeated her assertion that the incident was a politically motivated murder attempt, noting that the truck ran over her three times.
		Wu said she and Madame Chiang, who is now 105 and lives in New York, are completely different people.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/news/751967/posts (930 words)

	Sun Shangxiang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Lady Sun, or most famously Sun Shangxiang (Traditional Chinese: 孫尚香; Simplified Chinese: 孙尚香; pinyin: Sūn Shàngxiāng) as she is called in Chinese opera and in contemporary culture, lived during the Three Kingdoms era of ancient China.
		At the time, Lady Sun was a little over twenty years of age but because of the marriage, she took general control over his household as well as guardianship over his son and heir Liu Shan.
		Because Lady Sun was accompanied by more than a hundred female attendants, all of whom are capable of bearing arms, whenever Liu Bei visited her, he trembled for his life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sun_Shangxiang (1298 words)

	First Lady's U.S. trip 1st of its kind since ROC's democratization - www.phayul.com
		Wu's schedule in Washington includes giving a speech at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, attending a reception in her honor on Capitol Hill, visiting the Red Cross Society of the United States, and meeting with representatives of the local Chinese community.
		Wu is slated to arrive in New York 19 September and then visit the US capital between 22-25 September before departing for Los Angeles 26 September and returning to Taipei 28 September.
		Wu's schedule in Washington includes giving a speech at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, attending a reception in her honour on Capitol Hill, visiting the Red Cross Society of the United States, and meeting with representatives of the local Chinese community.
	www.phayul.com /news/article.aspx?id=2497&t=1 (971 words)

	Lady Xu - Sanguozhi translation by Lady Wu
		Lady Xu, wife of Quan, the Lord of Wu, was a native of Fuchun in Wu Commandary.
		Lady Xu’s grandfather, Zhen, was a close friend of Quan’s father, Jian.
		The Lady’s younger brother Zhai then inherited the title, and by military merits ascended to the post of Governor of Wuhu and General Who Defeats the Wei.
	www.kongming.net /novel/sgz/ladyxu.php (685 words)

	Taiwan Communique no. 103
		Wu is wheelchair-bound after a 1985 accident in the southern city of Tainan, when a truck drove into her while she was accompanying her husband during a tour to thank the people in Tainan for their support during the just-ended election campaign.
		Wu's experience in overcoming trials and tribulations further enhances her standing as a spokesperson for Taiwan's battle to win international recognition and join the international community.
		Wu's visit to the US affirms the emergence of a new model of diplomacy for Taiwan, which began to take shape when she traveled to France to accept the Prize for Freedom on behalf of Chen and visited the Czech Republic at the invitation of Czech first lady Dagmar Weskrnova.
	www.taiwandc.org /twcom/103-no3.htm (1072 words)

	Epochtimes English Edition :: First Lady Files Suit Against KMT
		According to the DPP's campaign headquarters, the first lady was infuriated by this accusation and she decided to personally challenge Lien.
		After the press conference, the first lady, who has been wheelchair-bound since a KMT-organized political assassination attempt in the 1980s, went to the Taipei Distinct Prosecutors' Office in the company of some DPP heavyweights where she filed a suit against Lien for violating both the Criminal Code and the Election and Recall Law.
		But Wu defended her family yesterday pointing out that the KMT mistakenly added NT$48.5 million (US$1.4 million), which were government election subsidies provided under the Election and Recall Law.
	en.epochtimes.com /news/4-1-6/18065.html (615 words)

	BBC NEWS \| World \| Asia-Pacific \| Taiwan's first lady misses trial
		Wu Shu-chen is accused of illegally using state funds for personal reasons.
		Ms Wu and three aides are charged over the handling of a secret presidential fund used for diplomatic work overseas.
		Ms Wu faces a maximum sentence of seven years in prison if she is found guilty.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6202135.stm (301 words)

	Bloomberg.com: Asia
		Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Wu Shu-chen, the wife of Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian, pleaded not guilty to corruption charges at the start of her trial in Taipei, which was interrupted after she fainted and was taken to a hospital.
		Wu is being treated for low blood pressure and low body temperature at National Taiwan University Hospital, presidential spokesman David Lee said in a phone interview.
		Wu, 54, was charged on Nov. 3 with embezzlement and document forgery related to her use of NT$14.8 million ($450,000) from a presidential fund.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=a3kYuoIWhcDY&refer=asia (665 words)

	Asia News : Taiwan first lady absent from corruption trial
		TAIPEI — Taiwan's first lady Wu Shu-chen on Friday failed to appear at the second session of her trial for embezzlement because of illness.
		Wu's doctors said it is still uncertain as to when Wu, who suffers from low blood pressure and is prone to faint while standing, will be discharged from the National Taiwan University Hospital and be able to return to court.
		The two-hour session was interrupted when Wu collapsed during the recess and was taken to the hospital.
	www.keralanext.com /news/index.asp?id=929668 (164 words)

	ESU Women's Basketball
		The Lady Hornets would hold the Lady Blues to.296 shooting in the second half but WU converted 14 of 16 free throws after intermission, including their last 13 in a row.
		The Lady Hornets had three turnovers and were zero for four during the run while the Roadrunners were seven of eight with four rebounds and no turnovers in the 2:30 run.
		The Lady Hornets connected on eight of ten free throws in the final 4:24 to ice the win.Cassondra Boston was the only other Lady Hornet in double figures, finishing with 14 points and five assists.
	www.emporia.edu /athletics/basketball-w/index.html (6162 words)

	Taipei Times - archives
		Wu Shu-chen plans to stress Taiwan's efforts to combat global terrorism as well as its achievements in democratization during her 10-day trip to the US By Lin Chieh-yu and Lin Mei-chun
		First Lady Wu Shu-chen, right in wheelchair, is escorted by husband President Chen Shui-bian before boarding a flight to New York, at CKS International Airport, yesterday.
		Having overcome tremendous adversities, Wu was elected as a legislator in 1986 and helped her husband become a lawmaker in 1989, Taipei mayor in 1994 and the nation's president two years ago.
	www.taipeitimes.com /News/archives/2002/09/20/0000168734/print (629 words)

	Stepping aside for Reality: 07/31/2005 - 08/06/2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-13)
		Lady Peach Blossom had prepared a huge tub of warm water behind a screen for him to wash off the dirt.
		Swordsman Wu : It is truly a stupid situation that if a Gatekeeper is worthy of her position, then she will lose both her virginity and her position.
		Lady Peach Blossom bore Swordsman Wu many healthy sons and daughters and soon their house was filled with the happy laughter of children.
	viewtru.blogspot.com /2005_07_31_viewtru_archive.html (7113 words)

	The Raw Story \| Taiwan's first lady pleads not guilty to corruption charges
		Taipei- Taiwan's First Lady Wu Shu-chen pleaded not guilty Friday in court to charges of corruption, but the hearing was adjourned after Wu fainted and was rushed to hospital.
		Wu, the wheelchair-bound wife of President Chen Shui-bian, was pushed into the Taipei District Court by her nurse to answer charges that she used receipts to account for 14.8 million Taiwan dollars (448,000 US dollars) in spending claims from special state funds since 2002.
		But halfway through the hearing, Wu said she felt unwell and needed to go to the toilet, but then fainted.
	rawstory.com /news/2006/Taiwan_s_first_lady_pleads_not_guil_12142006.html (243 words)

	The Flying Fox of the Snowy Mountains (1999)
		Wu Yat Do decided to pass on the concern, and it was discovered that when Miu Yan Fung was practicing the move a fly was buzzing around and he tried to avoid it by thrusting backwards.
		He deeply respected Wu Yat Do, and went on to explain how their love is unmatched, and that Long Kim Chow was a woman who would stay and die with Wu Yat Do, rather than run away by herself and leave him at a time of danger.
		Wu Fei then went to locate Lip Song Ching, who admitted that she was the one who bought the house for Ping Si.
	lavender.fortunecity.com /stroheim/638/snowy2.html (7652 words)

	'Iron lady' Wu impresses the world
		She is known as "China's iron lady," but impresses the world with her soft tone and charming smiles.
		She is joined by Wu Xiaoling, 59, vice-governor of the People's Bank of China, and Yang Mianmian, 65, chairwoman and executive director at the Haier Group, the world's fourth-largest manufacturer of household appliances.
		Besides Wu, Merkel and Rice, the rest of the top 10 are business executives, led by the chief executive-designate of PepsiCo, Indian-born and educated Indra Nooyi.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /bizchina/2006-09/03/content_680124.htm (623 words)

	Lady Hornet Basketball Game Notes at Washburn2
		ROAD WARRIORS • The Lady Hornets are 62-21 (.747) away from White Auditorium and 39-12 (.765) on the road vs. the MIAA since the beginning of the 1997-98 season.
		The Lady Hornets are 10-0 when she scores at least 20 points.
		WU is third in the region and #12 nationally.
	www.emporia.edu /athletics/basketball-w/02-03notesatwu2.htm (1098 words)

	BBC - Ouch! - Paralympics 2004 - Archived blog entry
		Lady Wu Shu-jen is small-boned and delicate in appearance, yet an underlying stillness and strength shines forth.
		Lady Wu Shu-jen: Taiwan is a democratic country and we have a very good health care program for our people - they only have to pay a nominal fee.
		Lady Wu Shu-jen: Well, if the two events can be held side by side I think that's a brilliant idea.
	www.bbc.co.uk /ouch/paralympics/blog/archive/ladywu.shtml (867 words)

	Taiwanese First Lady Passes Out at Trial - washingtonpost.com
		Wu Shu-chen, 54, was whisked from the courtroom and rushed to National Taiwan University Hospital, where she was treated for an irregularly low temperature and slow heartbeat.
		Wu was paralyzed from the waist down when a truck ran her over in 1985, just as Chen and his allies from the nascent Democratic Progressive Party were struggling to break the Nationalist Party's five-decade grip on power.
		Wu arrived at the courthouse in her specially equipped van, and entered a plea of innocent soon after the proceedings began.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/15/AR2006121500066.html (486 words)

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