Tsai Ming-yen (diplomat)

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Tsai Ming-yen (Chinese: 蔡明彥) is a Taiwanese political scientist and diplomat.

Tsai earned a doctorate at King's College London.[1]

In the early 2000s, Tsai was an associate research fellow within the division of strategic and international studies at the .[2] By 2005, Tsai had been appointed an assistant professor of international politics at National Chung Hsing University.[3] As an academic, Tsai commented on Cross-Strait relations,[3][4] China–United States relations,[5][6][7] Taiwan–United States relations,[8][9][10] and the People's Liberation Army.[11]

In June 2017, Tsai took office as deputy secretary-general of the National Security Council, alongside secretary-general Yen Teh-fa.[12] While working at the NSC, Tsai Ming-yen traveled as part of the presidential delegation to Eswatini,[13] Paraguay,[14][15] and Haiti.[16] He attended APEC Papua New Guinea 2018 as a member of the delegation representing the Tsai Ing-wen presidential administration.[17] In Taiwan, Tsai Ming-yen commented on a meeting Tsai Ing-wen held with Governor of Colorado Jared Polis in July 2019,[18] and led a May 2020 meeting with United States Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Korea Alex Wong.[19] He was questioned by the Legislative Yuan about the Hong Kong national security law that same month.[20]

Tsai Ming-yen's appointment as Taiwan's representative to the European Union and Belgium was announced in June 2020.[21][22][23] As representative to the EU, Tsai met with Nicola Beer in December 2020,[24] and marked the tenth anniversary of the Schengen visa waiver's application to Taiwan in 2021.[25]

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  2. ^ Tsai, Ming-yen (27 November 2001). "China's military build-up a danger". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b Shih, Hsiu-chuan (24 July 2005). "Peaceful cross-strait solution unlikely, analysts say". Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Appointments at Chinese think tanks preparation for US policy shift: analysts". Taipei Times. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ Wang, Chris (1 November 2013). "Experts say fresh strategies required for Chinese threat". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ Lin, Sean (9 April 2017). "Absence from agenda is good: academics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ Lu, Yi-hsuan; Chung, Li-hua; Chin, Jonathan (5 April 2017). "Taiwan not for trade at summit: academics". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ Lu, Yi-hsuan (5 December 2016). "Tsai-Trump Phone Call: Call might herald 'new model' in US ties". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  9. ^ Chung, Lawrence (22 January 2017). "With Trump as US president, Taiwan's military exchanges with America tipped to rise: analysts". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ Hsu, Stacy (28 May 2016). "PROFILE: Stanley Kao, the veteran diplomat turned US envoy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ Tu, Aaron; Chung, Jake (28 April 2017). "Taiwan could counter Chinese carrier: analysts". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ^ Chung, Li-hua (12 June 2017). "Reshuffle of no benefit to NSC: sources". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ Liu, Yu-ching; Hetherington, William (19 April 2018). "Live-fire exercises axed over upkeep work, not Beijing". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Tsai vows to help Honduras promote avocados, coffee". Taipei Times. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Taiwan, Paraguay to join on infrastructure projects". Taipei Times. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  16. ^ Yang, Chun-hui; Chin, Jonathan (15 July 2019). "Tsai talks to US officials, Pelosi during NY stopover". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  17. ^ "TSMC's Chang to lead APEC crew". Taipei Times. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  18. ^ "US must stand with Taiwan amid threats: US senator". Taipei Times. 21 July 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Taiwan complying with NK sanctions, top official tells US". Taipei Times. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  20. ^ Chen, Yu-fu; Xie, Dennis (26 May 2020). "HONG KONG PROTESTS: NSC warns on impact of HK law". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  21. ^ Su, Long-chi; Lim, Emerson (11 June 2020). "President Tsai appoints new EU, UK envoys". Central News Agency. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  22. ^ Yang, Sophia (12 June 2020). "Taiwan's new envoys to EU, UK announced". Taiwan News. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Foreign envoys announced". Taipei Times. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  24. ^ "European politician Nicola Beer says she wants to visit". Taipei Times. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  25. ^ Lu, Yi-hsuan; Hetherington, William (11 January 2021). "Taiwan marks 10th year of Schengen visa waiver". Taipei Times. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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