Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/31
By: Sophia Yeh and S.C. Chang
Taipei, Aug. 31 (CNA) A former foreign minister and lecturer on China Studies was named Thursday
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as the new head of the Straits Exchange Foundation, a semi-official body assigned to conduct day-to-day affairs between Taiwan and China.
Tien Hung-mao (田弘茂), 77, who served as foreign minister 2000-2002 during the administration of then President Chen Shui-bian, was appointed to the post because of his many years of research on China, said Presidential Office spokesman Alex Huang (黃重諺).
Currently chairman of the Institute of National Policy Research, Tien is well versed in cross-Taiwan Strait affairs and Asia-Pacific strategic issues and is dedicated to promoting Taiwan’s participation in international affairs, Huang said.
The government hopes that Tien, with his expertise in China and international affairs, will help Taiwan businesses expand their opportunities and maintain cross-strait exchanges, Huang said. [FULL STORY]