Joseph Shih

Joseph Shih or Ting Joseph Shih (Chinese: 石定; pinyin: Shí Dìng) is a Taiwanese diplomat and politician. He was the nation's representative to South Korea from 2014 to 2018, and the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Executive Yuan from 2013 to 2014.[4]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Shi.
Joseph Shih
Shih Ting
石定
ROC Representative to South Korea
In office
15 July 2014[1] – 05 September 2018
Preceded byBenjamin Liang
Succeeded byDaniel Diann-wen Tang
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China
In office
1 March 2013 – 15 July 2014[2]
MinisterDavid Lin
ViceVanessa Shih
Preceded byTung Kuo-yu[3]
Succeeded byAndrew Kao
Ambassador of the Republic of China to Belize
In office
5 February 2006 – 9 April 2010
Preceded byTasi Erh-huang
Succeeded byWu Tzu-dan
ROC Representative to New Zealand
In office
2002–2006
ROC Deputy Representative to South Africa
In office
1998–1999
Personal details
NationalityRepublic of China
Alma materNational Chengchi University
University of Pittsburgh
Georgetown University

ROC Foreign Affairs Deputy Ministry

2013 Korean crisis

During the 2013 North Korean crisis, in mid April 2013 Shih said that the ROC government had no plan to immediately evacuate the more than 16,000 Taiwanese citizens then living in South Korea. He added that the Taipei Mission in Korea had prepared a task force and was ready for any possible scenario.[5]

Taiwanese fisherman shooting incident

After the shooting incident of a Taiwanese fisherman by a Philippine government vessel on 9 May 2013 in disputed waters in the South China Sea, Shih was told that the shooting was a warning shot to drive the Taiwanese vessel out of the disputed water. However, he rejected that it was warning shooting because the ROC Coast Guard Administration discovered 32 bullet holes in the Taiwanese vessel. He then summoned Antonio Basilio, Philippine Representative to Taiwan, to explain the Philippine stance on the matter. He also demanded the Philippine government officially apologize over the killing instead of only expressing regret.[6][7][8]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-25. Retrieved 2016-03-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.mofa.gov.tw/en/MofaLeader_Content.aspx?n=8C1B5DF8A167A082&sms=83A9AD4277955F24&s=9223A12B5B31CB37
  3. Internet Team. "New representative to EU, Belgium named - Press Releases - Overseas Office Republic Of China ( Taiwan ) 中華民國（台灣）駐外單位聯合網站". taiwanembassy.org. Archived from the original on 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  4. "Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of China (Taiwan) 中華民國外交部". Mofa.gov.tw. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  5. "No plan to evacuate Taiwanese expats in South Korea: MOFA". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  6. "Government slams Manila over death". Taipei Times. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  7. "Philippine envoy sorry over shooting". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
  8. "Philippine envoy returns to Manila". The China Post. Retrieved 2014-04-30.


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