Democratic Party wins big in U.S. midterm elections, Taiwanese Liu Yunping expected to take over as caucus chairman

Taiwan-born California Congressman Ted Lieu is expected to serve as chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. (AP)

The Democratic Party has won a landslide in the U.S. midterm elections and will regain control of Congress. Taiwan-born California Representative Ted Lieu is expected to serve as chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives, making him the highest-ranking Asian congressman in Congress in U.S. history.

According to comprehensive media reports, New York Democratic Congressman Hakeem Jeffries has officially announced his candidacy for the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and is expected to become the first African American to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives in the history of the United States; California Democratic Congressman Ted Lieu will serve as chairman of the Democratic Caucus.

57-year-old Liu Yunping was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He immigrated to the United States with his family when he was 3 years old and settled in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated with honors from Georgetown University in 1994, joined the U.S. Air Force in 1995, continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve from 2000 to 2021, and was promoted to colonel in 2015. He has served as a federal representative since his election in 2014 and is currently the vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

Liu Yunping serves on two influential committees in Congress, the House Judiciary Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He supports providing aid to Israel. At the same time, Liu Yunping has long been promoting bills in Congress to enhance Taiwan's international status, including supporting Taiwan's participation in international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), the World Health Assembly (WHA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and publicly condemning China for blocking Taiwan's membership.