BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- Sun Yun-suan, honorary chairman of the Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF), died of a heart attack at the age of 92 in Taipei on Wednesday morning.

    "He died from acute heart failure and blood poisoning," sources with the Veterans General Hospital in Taipei said.

    Sun was born in east China's Shandong Province in 1913 and he graduated from Harbin Polytechnic University in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, majoring in electrical engineering.

    Sun held many important professional posts. He was a member of the KMT Central Committee and a member of the Standing Committee of the KMT Central Committee.

    Sun was "premier" from 1978 to 1984 after having served as minister of economic affairs for nine years. He was said to have gained respect from the Taiwan political circle for laying the foundations for Taiwan's economic growth.

    Sun was selected by late President Chiang Ching-kuo to be his successor but was unable to take up the position after suffering astroke in 1984 that ended his political career. Enditem

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    BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhuanet) -- The Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, has sent a letter of condolence to the family of Sun Yun-suan, honorary chairman of Strait Exchange Foundation (SEF) in Taiwan, who died of a heart attack in Taipei Wednesday morning at the age of 92. >>Full story