The Republic of China (Taiwan) joined the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 1991 together with People's Republic of China and British Hong Kong.[1]
The heads of government of all APEC member economies meet annually in a summit called the "APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting", rotating in location among APEC's member economies. However, owing to the nature of the Economic Forum of APEC and the One China policy, the president of the Republic of China is not allowed to appear in APEC and thus appoints a special envoy every year to attend the APEC meeting under the name Chinese Taipei.
| Year | Representative | President | Capacity as representative | Other official office(s) held | Former official office(s) held |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Vincent Siew | Lee Teng-hui | Chairman for Economic Planning Development | Minister without Portfolio | Minister of Economic Affairs (1990–1993) |
| 1994 | |||||
| 1995 | Koo Chen-fu | Senior Advisor to the President | Chairman, SEF[1] | National Policy Advisor (1988–1991) | |
| 1996 | |||||
| 1997 | |||||
| 1998 | Chiang Pin-kung | Chairman for Economic Planning Development | Minister without Portfolio | Minister of Economic Affairs (1993–1996) | |
| 1999 | |||||
| 2000 | Perng Fai-nan | Chen Shui-bian | Representative of the Economic Leader | Governor, Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) | |
| 2001 | none, boycott[2] | ||||
| 2002 | Yuan T. Lee | Chen Shui-bian | Representative of the Economic Leader | President, Academia Sinica | National Policy Advisor (1991–1994) |
| 2003 | |||||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2005 | Lin Hsin-i[3] | Senior Advisor to the President | Chairman, ITRI | Vice Premier (2002–2004); Minister of Economic Affairs (2000–2002) | |
| 2006 | Morris Chang | ||||
| 2007 | Stan Shih[4] | ||||
| 2008 | Lien Chan | Ma Ying-jeou | Representative of the Economic Leader[2] | Vice President (1996–2000), Premier (1993–1997) | |
| 2009 | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
| 2011 | |||||
| 2012 | |||||
| 2013 | Vincent Siew[3][4] | Vice President (2008–2012), Premier (1997–2000) | |||
| 2014 | |||||
| 2015 | |||||
| 2016 | James Soong[5] | Tsai Ing-wen | Senior Advisor to the President | Governor of Taiwan Province (1993–1998) | |
| 2017 | |||||
| 2018 | Morris Chang | Founder, chairman and CEO, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) | |||
| 2019 | |||||
| 2020 | |||||
| 2021 | |||||
| 2022 | |||||
| 2023 | |||||
| 2024 | Lin Hsin-i | Lai Ching-te | |||
Galleries
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Morris Chang -
Stan Shih -
Lien Chan -
James Soong
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Notes
edit- ^ Leadership in semi-governmental organizations are classified here as "official offices."
- ^ President Chen Shui-bian had appointed former Vice President Li Yuan-zu as his envoy, but the PRC, which was hosting the summit, objected to his choice and the Chinese Taipei delegation decided to boycott.
- ^ President Chen's original choice of Legislative Yuan President Wang Jin-pyng was rejected by the host South Korea. Chen also applied to attend personally but was denied his request.
- ^ President Chen's original choice of former Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen was rejected by Australia because of her alleged involvement in formulating the "One Country on Each Side" theory.[citation needed]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "apec-paper-2". club.ntu.edu.tw.
- ^ "Conditions not right for APEC attendance: Ma - The China Post". www.chinapost.com.tw. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
- ^ "The China Post". The China Post.
- ^ "Taiwan's Ex-VP Siew readies for APEC leaders' summit, 3 November 2014". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Soong to represent president at APEC leaders' summit - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 6 October 2016.