Tsai reveals new Taiwan foreign minister, signalling message of continuity under Lai: Analysts

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TAIPEI – The appointments of Taiwan’s next foreign minister and national security council head have caused a stir – not because of who are set to take the jobs, but because of who announced them.

While Mr Lin Chia-lung is seen as lacking in foreign policy experience, his circumspection in politics could make him well-suited for his new role, experts said.

A spokesperson for the Presidential Office said any new government appointments would be confirmed by Mr Lai’s team. For years, critics have fuelled talk of infighting within the ruling Democratic Progressive Party and surmised that the two leaders are not on good terms, especially after Mr Lai made the stunning decisionBut analysts said it was more likely that Mr Lai was onboard with Ms Tsai’s decision to make the announcements on these key personnel picks, and the move was meant to signal that he would make good on his repeated promises to continue her foreign policies.

“Having a national security and foreign policy team that is essentially a reshuffling of people from the current administration will reassure the US that Lai will not rock the boat too much,” he said. “Beijing will keep trying to convince Taipei’s few remaining diplomatic allies to switch ties to them, so Lin is not going to have an easy job going forward,” said Associate Professor Chen Shih-min, a political scientist at National Taiwan University.

 

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