Chen Junhan (June 15, 1983 - Feb 2024), a native of Hsinchu, Taiwan, is a lawyer, accountant, and advocate for disability policy. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Law of Academia Sinica. He suffered from spinal muscular atrophy since childhood, but still studied hard. He graduated from the Department of Accounting and Law of National Taiwan University, Harvard University Master of Laws and University of Michigan Doctor of Laws. He topped the Taiwan lawyer exam and became a lawyer in the United States. In 2023, he was listed as a non-partisan legislator of the Democratic Progressive Party, but was not elected.

Chen Junhan suffered from spinal muscular atrophy since childhood and had a dream of studying abroad. Because of his physical condition, he could not flip through books by himself, and his mother did it for him. In college, he studied in the Department of Accounting of National Taiwan University and double-majored in the Department of Law because of his interest. At that time, his mother moved into the dormitory of National Taiwan University to accompany him. His mother placed the book on the stand and helped him turn the pages. He also had to turn over from time to time. After falling asleep, Chen Junhan had to wear a respirator to sleep to avoid respiratory arrest.

Chen Junhan had to amputate his limbs due to a fire caused by the electric wire of the electric blanket on his body during college.

After graduating, Chen Junhan topped the list of the Economic Law Group of the Graduate Institute of Law of National Taiwan University, topped the lawyer exam in 2006, and obtained an accountant license.

In 2014, Chen Junhan obtained a master’s degree from the Harvard Law School. In 2022, he obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Michigan. After returning to Taiwan, he served as a lawyer and an advocate for international human rights and disability policy.

On January 11, 2024, Wang Zhian, a mainland Chinese media person who was banned by the Chinese government and exiled to Japan, criticized the Democratic Progressive Party for using Chen Junhan for emotional mobilization at the rally site, saying that it was very utilitarian and sensational, and opposed putting him in the non-partisan legislator list. Behind the position. On the web show “He Long Night Show” broadcast on January 22, Wang Zhian continued to criticize the Taiwan rally as a concert or talent show, saying that someone “pushed the disabled person up to sensationalize” and imitated the disabled person’s body movements. In response, Chen Junhan said, “In a progressive society, one should see the dignity and value of the disabled as human beings, and in China, there is no freedom of election, but ridicule the way of democratic and free elections in Taiwan, which is absurd.” Wang Zhian apologized to Chen Junhan and was rejected, and posted a YouTube video to apologize.

On January 28, He Long, who had disappeared for many days, publicly responded in the show, saying that the team had privately apologized to Chen Junhan, admitting that he and the team had negligence, humbly reviewed, and said that he hoped that the Democratic Progressive Party would pass the supplement. Let Chen Junhan enter the Legislative Yuan, and if there is no chance, the Night Show will “fully assist the Democratic Progressive Party in the 2028 election.”

Wang Yichuan responded to this by sending threads, “He doesn’t want to say sorry, I really can’t force him”, reminding parents who watch the show to educate their children to see someone verbally bullying the disabled, and to bravely stand up and defend the value of equality for life. .

Chen Junhan issued a statement, regretting that some people on the Internet (including Wang Zhian) “tried to divert attention, turning a simple issue of value judgment into a struggle between political parties, or the DPP government deliberately suppressed freedom of speech and network programs”, but affirmed He Long was willing to come forward to apologize, and thought that He Long “didn’t have to force himself to vote for the DPP in 2028”, and the preciousness of democracy and freedom lies in “everyone can freely choose their own recognition”.