Taiwan's Vincent Siew to attend APEC in Beijing

Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou has named senior politician Vincent Siew as the island's representative at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing.

Beijing hosts this year's APEC leaders' week from Nov. 5 to 11, with the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Nov.10 and 11.

Siew is well informed on Taiwan's political situation as well as economic, trade and foreign relations, which will allow him to precisely describe Taiwan's economic development and raise the island's economic profile in the Asia Pacific region, according to the spokesperson Ma Wei-kuo.

Taiwan wishes to promote regional economic integration, an important topic for this year's summit, said Ma, adding that Siew has paid constant attention to the issue.

Born in 1939, Siew is a native of Chiayi City in Taiwan. He has been the island's deputy leader, administrative chief, head of the economic authority, and mainland affairs chief. He was also vice chairman of the Kuomintang party.