TCMC chair named as envoy to 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting

2024/10/23

The Presidential Office announced Oct. 11 that Lin Hsin-i, chair of Taipei City-based Taiwania Capital Management Corp., will be envoy to November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Lima, Peru.
 
According to the PO, Lin is currently a senior advisor to the president and advisor on the Executive Yuan’s Economic Development Commission. He has served as chair and vice chair in various companies, and has held official posts including vice premier and minister of economic affairs, the office said, adding that he possesses experience in the public and private sectors and has a deep understanding of national economic and trade policy formulation and implementation.
 
Lin is acquainted with the forum’s operation and issues as he has attended multiple APEC meetings, the PO said, citing his participation in the 2000 APEC ministerial meeting in Brunei and the following year’s in Shanghai, as well as the 2005 economic leaders’ meeting in Busan, South Korea.
 
This year’s theme of “Empower. Include. Grow.” and policy priorities share similarities with measures being promoted by Taiwan’s government, the PO said. The president expects that Lin’s professional expertise and abundant experience will permit him to clearly present Taiwan’s government policy at APEC and enhance the country’s global visibility and importance, the office added.
 
Taiwan has been an active APEC participant since joining in 1991, the PO said. The country will continue to promote collaboration in fields spanning digital and green transformation, food security, small- and medium-sized enterprise growth and women’s economic empowerment to bring about sustainable and mutual prosperity with other member economies, the office added.


Source: Taiwan Today (https://taiwantoday.tw/index.php)