Diplomatic Circles

Trade tops Taiwanese envoy’s priorities

This is Winston Chen’s third posting in Canada, after previous stints in the country in the '90s in Ottawa and in Toronto from 2011 to 2013.

Winston Chen first worked in Taiwan’s Ottawa office from 1992 to 1996, and returned June 4 to lead it. Photograph courtesy of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada

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BY KRISTEN SHANE

August 8, 2018

Taiwan’s new top diplomat in Canada is looking to tap into the Canadian government’s desire to diversify its trading relationships. With United States President Donald Trump looking to renegotiate NAFTA and threatening longstanding trade ties in other areas, Canada is trying to...

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