Between 2003 and 2006, he was a member of the New Party and served as a legislator. In 2003 he and
Sisy Chen joined the
People First Party (PFP) legislative caucus.
2014 Kinmen magistracy election On 12 January 2008, he joined the
2008 legislative election as a
Kuomintang candidate from
Kinmen constituency. However, he narrowly lost the election.
Kinmen County Deputy Magistrate 2016 Mainland China visit In September 2016, Wu with another seven magistrates and mayors from Taiwan visited
Beijing, which were
Hsu Yao-chang (Magistrate of
Miaoli County),
Chiu Ching-chun (Magistrate of
Hsinchu County),
Liu Cheng-ying (Magistrate of
Lienchiang County),
Yeh Hui-ching (Deputy Mayor of
New Taipei City),
Chen Chin-hu (Deputy Magistrate of
Taitung County),
Fu Kun-chi (Magistrate of
Hualien County) and
Lin Ming-chen (Magistrate of
Nantou County). Their visit was aimed to reset and restart cross-strait relations after President
Tsai Ing-wen took office on 20 May 2016. The eight local leaders reiterated their support of
One-China policy under the
1992 Consensus. They met with
Taiwan Affairs Office Head
Zhang Zhijun and
chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Yu Zhengsheng.
Chairman of the New Party On 21 February 2020, he was elected as the chairman of the New Party.
2023 Mainland China visit On 6 June 2023, Wu visited Beijing, where he met CPPCC chairman
Wang Huning. Chinese state-media quoted Wu as saying "only through reunification can Taiwan have a way out". == Family ==