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Winston Wen-yi Chen is the representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada. 

Time to conclude Canada-Taiwan talks on investment agreement

  • Canada announced its intention to pursue a Foreign Investment Protection Arrangement (FIPA) with Taiwan on Jan. 10 this year. Long overdue but highly welcome,
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 24, 2022
Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen speaks at the Taiwan National Day reception on Oct. 6, 2021, at the Chateau Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time to conclude Canada-Taiwan talks on investment agreement

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 24, 2022
  • Canada announced its intention to pursue a Foreign Investment Protection Arrangement (FIPA) with Taiwan on Jan. 10 this year. Long overdue but highly welcome,

Time to conclude Canada-Taiwan talks on investment agreement

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 24, 2022
  • Canada announced its intention to pursue a Foreign Investment Protection Arrangement (FIPA) with Taiwan on Jan. 10 this year. Long overdue but highly welcome,
Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen speaks at the Taiwan National Day reception on Oct. 6, 2021, at the Chateau Laurier. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Solidarity needed to deter aggression as Taiwan, Ukraine face similar authoritarian threats

  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine serves as a stark reminder for the world’s democracies: authoritarian actors are more than willing to use force to achieve
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 20, 2022
Winston Wen-yi Chen, Taipei's representative to Canada, pictured, writes that solidarity is key when considering the challenges facing the front line of rules-based international order The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Solidarity needed to deter aggression as Taiwan, Ukraine face similar authoritarian threats

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 20, 2022
  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine serves as a stark reminder for the world’s democracies: authoritarian actors are more than willing to use force to achieve

Solidarity needed to deter aggression as Taiwan, Ukraine face similar authoritarian threats

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 20, 2022
  • Russia’s invasion of Ukraine serves as a stark reminder for the world’s democracies: authoritarian actors are more than willing to use force to achieve
Winston Wen-yi Chen, Taipei's representative to Canada, pictured, writes that solidarity is key when considering the challenges facing the front line of rules-based international order The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Taiwanese accession to CPTPP would be a win for Canada

  • The Asia-Pacific is a powerhouse of global economic growth, making it a region of critical importance to Canadian trade and investment. Canada has demonstrated
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 9, 2022
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. Canada has always placed emphasis on its inclusive approach to trade. Expanding the CPTPP is consistent with that approach, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwanese accession to CPTPP would be a win for Canada

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 9, 2022
  • The Asia-Pacific is a powerhouse of global economic growth, making it a region of critical importance to Canadian trade and investment. Canada has demonstrated

Taiwanese accession to CPTPP would be a win for Canada

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 9, 2022
  • The Asia-Pacific is a powerhouse of global economic growth, making it a region of critical importance to Canadian trade and investment. Canada has demonstrated
International Trade Minister Mary Ng is pictured in the West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. Canada has always placed emphasis on its inclusive approach to trade. Expanding the CPTPP is consistent with that approach, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol assembly hurts global cybercrime fight

  • Transnational criminal enterprise flourishes when a few key criteria are left unaddressed persistently. Chief among them is a lack of resource and intelligence sharing
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | November 24, 2021
Interpol is only as effective as it is truly international. So long as gaps exist, so long as information is left unshared and states remain siloed, there will always be potential targets for cybercriminals to exploit, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Pixabay photograph by Pete Linforth

Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol assembly hurts global cybercrime fight

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | November 24, 2021
  • Transnational criminal enterprise flourishes when a few key criteria are left unaddressed persistently. Chief among them is a lack of resource and intelligence sharing

Taiwan’s exclusion from Interpol assembly hurts global cybercrime fight

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | November 24, 2021
  • Transnational criminal enterprise flourishes when a few key criteria are left unaddressed persistently. Chief among them is a lack of resource and intelligence sharing
Interpol is only as effective as it is truly international. So long as gaps exist, so long as information is left unshared and states remain siloed, there will always be potential targets for cybercriminals to exploit, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Pixabay photograph by Pete Linforth

Backing Taiwan’s CPTPP bid a key step towards broadening Canada-Taiwan relations: envoy

  • The last two years have been challenging for all of us. Taiwan’s pandemic situation took a turn for the worse in mid-May this year
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | October 11, 2021
Taiwan and Canada are ‘natural partners,’ writes Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen, who says that partnership should include support for Taiwan’s accession to the CPTPP. Photograph courtesy of Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Backing Taiwan’s CPTPP bid a key step towards broadening Canada-Taiwan relations: envoy

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | October 11, 2021
  • The last two years have been challenging for all of us. Taiwan’s pandemic situation took a turn for the worse in mid-May this year

Backing Taiwan’s CPTPP bid a key step towards broadening Canada-Taiwan relations: envoy

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | October 11, 2021
  • The last two years have been challenging for all of us. Taiwan’s pandemic situation took a turn for the worse in mid-May this year
Taiwan and Canada are ‘natural partners,’ writes Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen, who says that partnership should include support for Taiwan’s accession to the CPTPP. Photograph courtesy of Flickr and The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Still time to course correct on leaving Taiwan out of civil aviation body

  • As Canada joins the international community in condemning Belarus’ forced diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978, we are reminded again of the importance of international
Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR MICHAEL L. MACDONALD, WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 13, 2021
If international institutions are perceived as political arms of certain countries, directed at accomplishing political ends rather than prioritizing their stated mandates, they will lose trust among member states, write Sen. Michael MacDonald and Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Still time to course correct on leaving Taiwan out of civil aviation body

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR MICHAEL L. MACDONALD, WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 13, 2021
  • As Canada joins the international community in condemning Belarus’ forced diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978, we are reminded again of the importance of international

Still time to course correct on leaving Taiwan out of civil aviation body

Opinion | BY CONSERVATIVE SENATOR MICHAEL L. MACDONALD, WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 13, 2021
  • As Canada joins the international community in condemning Belarus’ forced diversion of Ryanair Flight 4978, we are reminded again of the importance of international
If international institutions are perceived as political arms of certain countries, directed at accomplishing political ends rather than prioritizing their stated mandates, they will lose trust among member states, write Sen. Michael MacDonald and Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay

Diseases know no borders, so don’t shut out countries that can help

  • Nearly three million people have died over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this global fight against the virus, the international community just
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 8, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also been consistent and clear in his support for Taiwan’s participation in the WHA, noting that ‘we believe that Taiwan’s role as an observer in World Health Assembly meetings is in the best interest of the international health community,’ writes Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Diseases know no borders, so don’t shut out countries that can help

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 8, 2021
  • Nearly three million people have died over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this global fight against the virus, the international community just

Diseases know no borders, so don’t shut out countries that can help

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 8, 2021
  • Nearly three million people have died over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this global fight against the virus, the international community just
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has also been consistent and clear in his support for Taiwan’s participation in the WHA, noting that ‘we believe that Taiwan’s role as an observer in World Health Assembly meetings is in the best interest of the international health community,’ writes Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Leaving Taiwan out of official UN climate conversation hurts everyone

  • While the world is focusing on handling the COVID-19 crisis, we cannot afford to ignore the looming existential crisis of climate change. This crisis
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 24, 2021
No matter how effective individual countries like Canada may be at tackling climate change, there will be no effective solution without global co-operation, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Pexels photograph by Valentin Antonucci

Leaving Taiwan out of official UN climate conversation hurts everyone

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 24, 2021
  • While the world is focusing on handling the COVID-19 crisis, we cannot afford to ignore the looming existential crisis of climate change. This crisis

Leaving Taiwan out of official UN climate conversation hurts everyone

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | February 24, 2021
  • While the world is focusing on handling the COVID-19 crisis, we cannot afford to ignore the looming existential crisis of climate change. This crisis
No matter how effective individual countries like Canada may be at tackling climate change, there will be no effective solution without global co-operation, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Pexels photograph by Valentin Antonucci

With critical situation in Hong Kong, look to Taiwan as a partner and ally

  • In the early days of the new year, Hong Kong’s advocates for democracy were once again issued a stunning blow. Under the auspices of
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | January 27, 2021
Canada’s former foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, issued a strong rebuke of the crackdown, Conservative Party critic for foreign affairs Michael Chong rebuked the mass arrests and urged further actions, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has also stated that the Biden-Harris administration will ‘stand with the people of Hong Kong and against Beijing’s crackdown on democracy.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph, and photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department

With critical situation in Hong Kong, look to Taiwan as a partner and ally

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | January 27, 2021
  • In the early days of the new year, Hong Kong’s advocates for democracy were once again issued a stunning blow. Under the auspices of

With critical situation in Hong Kong, look to Taiwan as a partner and ally

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | January 27, 2021
  • In the early days of the new year, Hong Kong’s advocates for democracy were once again issued a stunning blow. Under the auspices of
Canada’s former foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, issued a strong rebuke of the crackdown, Conservative Party critic for foreign affairs Michael Chong rebuked the mass arrests and urged further actions, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has also stated that the Biden-Harris administration will ‘stand with the people of Hong Kong and against Beijing’s crackdown on democracy.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, The Hill Times file photograph, and photograph courtesy of the U.S. State Department

International COVID-19 recovery efforts will be lessened unless all nations are included

  • When named Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, former Ontario premier and interim Liberal Party leader Bob Rae stated that, to fight COVID-19 and
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | September 23, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured delivering remarks at the United Nations in 2016. While Taiwan is eager to advance a world order that is supported by strong international institutions, the People’s Republic of China continues to use coercion to block Taiwan’s meaningful inclusion in the UN system, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO

International COVID-19 recovery efforts will be lessened unless all nations are included

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | September 23, 2020
  • When named Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, former Ontario premier and interim Liberal Party leader Bob Rae stated that, to fight COVID-19 and

International COVID-19 recovery efforts will be lessened unless all nations are included

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | September 23, 2020
  • When named Canada’s Ambassador to the United Nations, former Ontario premier and interim Liberal Party leader Bob Rae stated that, to fight COVID-19 and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pictured delivering remarks at the United Nations in 2016. While Taiwan is eager to advance a world order that is supported by strong international institutions, the People’s Republic of China continues to use coercion to block Taiwan’s meaningful inclusion in the UN system, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. Photograph courtesy of Adam Scotti/PMO

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

  • 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
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | August 17, 2020
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 election Photograph courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

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

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

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

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
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 election Photograph courtesy of the Macdonald-Laurier Institute

China’s national security law aims to silence critics in Taiwan, too

  • As Hong Kongers face unparalleled uncertainty due to the fallout from China’s recent imposition of its national security law, they have turned to the
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | July 27, 2020
China’s use of authoritarian rule to trample on democracy and human rights proves that autocracy and democracy are incompatible, and if left unabated, China is on a path toward an inevitable ideological clash with the free world, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Flickr photograph by renfeng tang

China’s national security law aims to silence critics in Taiwan, too

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | July 27, 2020
  • As Hong Kongers face unparalleled uncertainty due to the fallout from China’s recent imposition of its national security law, they have turned to the

China’s national security law aims to silence critics in Taiwan, too

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | July 27, 2020
  • As Hong Kongers face unparalleled uncertainty due to the fallout from China’s recent imposition of its national security law, they have turned to the
China’s use of authoritarian rule to trample on democracy and human rights proves that autocracy and democracy are incompatible, and if left unabated, China is on a path toward an inevitable ideological clash with the free world, writes Taiwan Representative Winston Wen-yi Chen. Flickr photograph by renfeng tang

It is past time for co-operation to prevail over narrow political preferences

  • A senior adviser at the World Health Organization (WHO) was recently asked by a journalist about Taiwan’s success in combatting COVID-19 and whether the
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 6, 2020
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, pictured in 2017, announced on April 1 her country would be donated 10 million face masks to countries hit hard by COVID-19. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)

It is past time for co-operation to prevail over narrow political preferences

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 6, 2020
  • A senior adviser at the World Health Organization (WHO) was recently asked by a journalist about Taiwan’s success in combatting COVID-19 and whether the

It is past time for co-operation to prevail over narrow political preferences

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | April 6, 2020
  • A senior adviser at the World Health Organization (WHO) was recently asked by a journalist about Taiwan’s success in combatting COVID-19 and whether the
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen, pictured in 2017, announced on April 1 her country would be donated 10 million face masks to countries hit hard by COVID-19. Photograph courtesy of the Office of the President, Republic of China (Taiwan)

Taiwan deserves a seat at the international table to fight the coronavirus

  • With growing fears that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could turn into a global pandemic, it is clear that China’s efforts to control
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | March 4, 2020
Travellers are scanned at the Pisa International Airport on Feb. 7. Many countries are reporting stark increases in coronavirus cases, and the World Health Organization is warning that the worst could be yet to come, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. Flickr photograph courtesy of Italy’s Civil Protection Department

Taiwan deserves a seat at the international table to fight the coronavirus

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | March 4, 2020
  • With growing fears that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could turn into a global pandemic, it is clear that China’s efforts to control

Taiwan deserves a seat at the international table to fight the coronavirus

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | March 4, 2020
  • With growing fears that the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) could turn into a global pandemic, it is clear that China’s efforts to control
Travellers are scanned at the Pisa International Airport on Feb. 7. Many countries are reporting stark increases in coronavirus cases, and the World Health Organization is warning that the worst could be yet to come, writes Winston Wen-yi Chen. Flickr photograph courtesy of Italy’s Civil Protection Department

In global fight against climate change, Taiwan needs a real seat at the table

  • Perhaps the most pressing and important crisis facing the international community today is that of climate change. Nations big and small must work collaboratively
Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | November 20, 2019
The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) took place in Katowice, Poland in December 2018. Pictured at COP24, from left to right, are: UNFCCC executive secretary Patricia Espinosa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, COP24 President Michal Kurtyka, and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr

In global fight against climate change, Taiwan needs a real seat at the table

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | November 20, 2019
  • Perhaps the most pressing and important crisis facing the international community today is that of climate change. Nations big and small must work collaboratively

In global fight against climate change, Taiwan needs a real seat at the table

Opinion | BY WINSTON WEN-YI CHEN | November 20, 2019
  • Perhaps the most pressing and important crisis facing the international community today is that of climate change. Nations big and small must work collaboratively
The 24th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP24) took place in Katowice, Poland in December 2018. Pictured at COP24, from left to right, are: UNFCCC executive secretary Patricia Espinosa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, COP24 President Michal Kurtyka, and First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon. Photograph courtesy of Flickr
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