DIGNITARY: President Tsai Ing-wen said she chose the TSMC founder as her envoy because of his respected world status and extensive knowledge of the tech sector
Taipei Times
Date: Oct 15, 2019
By: Staff writer, with CNA
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday announced that she had once again tapped Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co founder Morris Chang speaks at a news conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei yesterday.
Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times
It is the second straight year that Chang is to go to the annual summit, which is to take place in Santiago, Chile, on Nov. 16 and 17.
Chang also represented Taiwan at the 2006 summit as then-president Chen Shui-bian’s (陳水扁) representative.
Chang, 88, is the former chairman of TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker. He retired on June 5 last year after more than three decades at the company’s helm. [FULL STORY]
