Presidential Office Secretary-General Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) is to be the next minister of foreign affairs, while current foreign minister Joseph Wu (吳釗燮) has been tapped to lead the National Security Council (NSC), President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) announced on Tuesday.
The president made the comment while receiving a delegation from the New Zealand parliament at the Presidential Office in Taipei.
Asked why Tsai made the announcement rather than president-elect William Lai (賴清德) or premier-designate Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰), a Presidential Office representative said that any personnel announcements may be made by the electoral team.
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Lin and Wu were also present to receive the New Zealand delegation of six, led by Social Services and Community Select Committee chairperson Joseph Mooney and All-Party Parliamentary Group on Taiwan cochair Ingrid Leary.
Tsai welcomed the group from all four of New Zealand’s main parties, saying it is their first time visiting Taiwan.
The role changes were reported by the Liberty Times (sister paper of the Taipei Times) last week.
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Lin also served as minister of transportation and communications from 2019 to 2021, while Wu has led the foreign ministry since 2018.
Both are to take office after Lai’s inauguration on May 20.
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