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Taiwan appoints presidential advisor as APEC summit representative

21 October 2024 12:14 (UTC +04:00)

Taiwan's presidential office said on Monday it had appointed a senior advisor to President Lai Ching-te as its envoy to this year's APEC summit in Peru, one of the few international forums both Taiwan and China take part it, APA reports citing Reuters.

Lin Hsin-i, chairman of government-backed investment fund Taiwania Capital and also a former economy minister, would represent Taiwan at the summit, the presidential office said in a statement.

Lin, 77, has led the delegation once before, in 2005 in South Korea, and attended APEC twice before that, the presidency said.

He "is familiar with APEC operations and issues", it added.

Lin briefly exchanged greetings with then-Chinese President Hu Jintao at the 2005 summit. Neither government officially recognised the other.

Chinese-claimed Taiwan participates as "Chinese Taipei" at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum and does not send its president to summits given the political sensitivities and China's objections.