
Taiwan's president is not attending the summit in China, so the Acer co-founder will represent him, as he did at APEC in 2007.
Taiwan will be represented at next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, by Acer co-founder Stan Shih, the island announced on Wednesday, 11 November, CNA reported.
Shih, 81, was chosen to represent President Lai Ching-te because of China's position that Taiwan is part of its territory and not a separate state, CNA reported. China, the host, opposes Taiwan's participation in international organisations.
Shih, formerly chief executive and chairman of the computer maker Acer, has done this once before, representing Taiwan at APEC in Sydney in 2007. Presidential Office spokeswoman Karen Kuo said he brings long experience of international exchanges and was central to building Taiwan's technology industry and its global brands. Taiwan joined APEC as a full member in 1991 under the name Chinese Taipei.





































