Canada should follow U.S.’ lead in sending cabinet representative to Taiwan

The last time high-level visit was made by then-industry minister John Manley in 1998. A lot has changed in the world since then, but a fundamental truth still holds: Taiwan and Canada have much to gain and learn from each other.

Taiwanese Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen, left, and Prof. Charles Burton, presented during a Jan. 29 roundtable organized by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute to discuss the January 2020 Taiwan electionPhotograph courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

Opinion

BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN

August 17, 2020

Earlier this month, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar visited Taiwan to hold a wide array of meetings with our leaders, including President Tsai Ing-wen, former vice-president Chen Chien-jen, and Health Minister Chen Shih-chung.

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