Taiwan’s Envoy Says No Conversation With CCP Leader at APEC

The Taiwanese representative had a lively exchange with U.S. President Joe Biden and invited him to visit the island.

Taiwanese businessman and senior presidential advisor Lin Hsin-i (C-right) walks next to Augusto Morelli (C-left), General Director of Economic Promotion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, upon his arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit at Air Force Base 8, annexed to the Jorge Chavez International Airport, in Callao, Peru, on Nov. 13, 2024. Cris Bouroncle/AFP via Getty Images

Taiwan’s envoy to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) said on Nov. 16 that he didn’t shake hands with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Xi Jinping at this year’s summit in Peru but did wave to him, underscoring the ongoing tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

The special envoy, Lin Hsin-i, said at a press conference in Lima that while Taiwan’s representatives had engaged in talks with many APEC members, the interaction with Xi was limited to a greeting gesture across the room where leaders were gathered.