DR LYUSHUN SHEN
Topic: From Hong Kong Handover to Diaoyutai Islands Dispute: East Asian relations based on Taiwan’s Diplomatic Archives
＊Cairo Declaration
1 December 1943
“All the territories Japan has stolen from the Chinese, such as Manchuria, Formosa, and the Pescadores, shall be restored to the Republic of China.”
＊Potsdam Declaration
Article 8:
The terms of the Cairo Declaration shall be carried out and Japanese sovereignty shall be limited to the islands of Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku and such minor islands as we determine.
＊Treaty of Nanking between China and Great Britain
29 August 1842
• Article 3.
• It being obviously necessary and desirable, that British subjects should have some Port whearat they may career and refit their ships, when required, and keep stores for that purpose. His Majesty the Emperor of China cedes to Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain, The Island of Hong Kong to be possessed in perpetuity by her Britannic Majesty, Her Heirs and Successors….
＊Convention for an Extension of Hong Kong Territory
between China and Great Britain: The treaty that leases New Territory to Great Britain for 99 years.
＊The East China Sea Peace Initiative
President Ma proposed the East China Sea Peace Initiative on August 5, 2012 based on the principle of “safeguarding sovereignty, shelving disputes, pursuing peace and reciprocity, and promoting joint exploration and development.”
Two stages to be implemented
-- Peaceful dialogue and mutually reciprocal negotiation
-- Sharing resources and cooperative development
Key issues :
-- Fishing industry,
-- Mining industry,
-- Marine science research and maritime environmental
protection,
-- Maritime security and unconventional security,
-- East China Sea Code of Conduct
DR Lyushun Shen - Taiwan Representative Profile
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Date/Place of Birth: 12 November 1949 in Taipei, Taiwan
Education: Ph.D., International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (1981)
M.A., International Relations, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (1979)
L.L.B., National Chung-Hsing University, Taipei, Taiwan (1972)
Honorary Ph.D., International Affairs, Park University, Missouri, USA (1993)
Professional Experience:
- Representative
Taipei Representative Office in the UK (December 2011 --)
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan (2009-2011)
- Representative
Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium (2008–2009)
- Director-General (Title of Ambassador conferred)
Délégation Culturelle et Economique de Taipei - Bureau de Genève (2003 – 2008)
- Deputy Representative, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) (1999-2003)
- Director-General
Department of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan (1996-1999)
- Director, Public Affairs (Congressional Liaison) Division
Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO) – Formerly CCNAA (1994-1996)
- Director, Secretariat (Political Affairs) Division
Coordination Council for North American Affairs (CCNAA), Office in USA (1993-1994)
- Director-General
Coordination Council for North American Affairs (CCNAA), Office in Kansas City, USA (1991-1993)
- Senior Specialist and Chief of the First Section
Department of North American Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taipei, Taiwan (1988-1991)
- Staff Consultant for Congressional Liaison
Coordination Council for North American Affairs (CCNAA), Office in USA (1982-1988)
- Visiting Adjunct Professor of International Studies
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas USA (1992-1993)
- Research Associate
School of Law, University of Maryland, Baltimore USA (1981-1982), and concurrently Executive Editor, Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs
- Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI), Philadelphia USA (1980-1981)
Other Activities:
- Albert Einstein Medal for Peace, 1st Class, presented by the Republic of Malta, 9 October 1992
- Delegate, International Young Leaders Seminar, Hamburg and Berlin, Germany (1989)
- Member, Taiwan Delegation, Taiwan-US Comprehensive Trade Consultation, Taipei, Taiwan (1989)
- Delegate, Pacific Conference on Privatization and Investment, Fiji (1987)
- Member, Taiwan Delegation, Taiwan-US Consultation on the Importation of US Tobacco and Wine Products into Taiwan, Washington, DC (1986)
- Advisor, Republic of China Delegation to the 18th Annual Convention of the Asian Development Bank, Bangkok, Thailand (1985)
- Delegate, Conference on Asia-Pacific Security, Seoul, Korea (1984)
- Delegate, National Development Seminar, Taipei, Taiwan (1981)
Publications:
“The Republic of China’s Perspective on the US Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988”, The Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, 1989
“The Issue of US Arms Sales and Peking’s Policy toward Taiwan” (Taipei: San Min Bookstore, 1986)
“Is Peking’s Claim over Taiwan Internationally Recognized?” Monograph Series of the Asia and World Forum (Taipei, 1984)
“The Washington-Peking Controversy over US Arms Sales to Taiwan: Diplomacy of Ambiguity and Escalation”, The Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, 1982
“The Taiwan Issue in Peking’s Foreign Policy during the 1970’s, A Systematic Review”, The Chinese Yearbook of International Law and Affairs, 1981
“Peking’s Policy Toward Taiwan in the 1970’s: A Study from the Strategic Perspective” (Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA 1981)