FEMALE POWER:Taiwan’s promotion of equality, education and opportunities has facilitated the rise of female leaders in all sectors of society, a DPP lawmaker said
Taipei Times
Date: Nov 10, 2017
By: Lu Yi-hsuan and Jonathan Chin / Staff reporter in Da Nang, Vietnam, with staff writer
Special envoy to APEC James Soong (宋楚瑜) yesterday reaffirmed Taiwan’s
Special envoy to APEC James Soong, fourth left, US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon, center, and Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Karen Lanyon, third right, pose for a group photograph at a breakfast event marking the founding of the APEC Women and the Economy Sub-Fund in Da Nang, Vietnam, yesterday. Photo courtesy of the Chinese Taipei APEC delegation
commitment to gender equality at the regional meeting in Da Nang, Vietnam, citing the nation’s election of a female president as proof.
Soong, who is the People First Party (PFP) chairman, made the remarks at a breakfast meeting marking the founding of the APEC Women and the Economy Sub-Fund, which was also attended by US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon and Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Karen Lanyon.
Soong was the first to give a speech at the event, APEC Councilor and PFP Legislator Lee Hung-chun (李鴻鈞) said, adding that the US deferred to Taiwan by letting Soong speak first.
Taiwan has consistently championed equality for women in education, law and other opportunities, and is one of the first nations in Asia and the world to elect a woman as the head of state, Lee quoted Soong as saying. [FULL STORY]
