According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen announced this morning that she would once again invite TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou to serve as the Taiwan APEC representative this year.

Source: Global Network

[Global Network Report Reporter Kang Bohao] The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization (APEC) will hold a special leaders' meeting on July 16 to discuss issues such as responding to the new crown epidemic and its economic impact. According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency", Taiwan's leader Tsai Ing-wen announced this morning (13th) that she would once again invite TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou to serve as the Taiwan APEC representative this year. As for the APEC meeting held from November 30 to December 4 last year, Tsai Ing-wen announced that Chang Zhongmou would be the representative of Taiwan to participate in the Leadership Summit.

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APEC is the most influential official forum for economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. In 1991, China and APEC signed a memorandum of understanding. As a sovereign state, China joined the APEC at the same time under the name of "People's Republic of China", and Taiwan and Hong Kong as regional economies under the names of "Taipei China" and "Hong Kong" (changed to "Hong Kong" after the return). The memorandum stipulates that Taiwan can only send economically related persons to the meeting.

TSMC founder Zhang Zhongmou. (Data photo)

reported that this year, in addition to the regular economic leaders meeting held by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) hosted by New Zealand, a "informal leaders' closed-door meeting" will be held on July 16 via video to discuss the actions of the Asia-Pacific region in response to the epidemic and promoting economic recovery.

report mentioned that the theme of this closed-door meeting is "In the face of the threat of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, what cooperation opportunities can the Asia-Pacific region grasp to respond to the current public health crisis and accelerate economic recovery, while laying the foundation for a better future?"

Regarding Taiwan's participation in APEC-related meetings, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, once said that the APEC organization itself has long-term implementation practices regarding the Taiwan region in China as a regional economy. Our position is clear that it must comply with the one-China principle and the relevant provisions of the APCE Memorandum of Understanding. Any flower that takes the opportunity to "seek independence"