On behalf of Legislative Yuan President Daniel K.Y. Han (韓國瑜), Vice President Dr. Johnny C. Chiang (江啟臣) led a cross-party delegation from the Legislative Yuan to Tokyo early this morning (August 24) to attend the 88th Council Meeting and 54th General Assembly of the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union (APPU). The 14-member delegation comprised Vice President Chiang and KMT Legislators Hung Mong-Kai, Lin Szu-Ming, Dr. Cheng Cheng-Chien, Wang Yu-Min, Tu Chuan-Chi, and Huang Jen; DPP Legislators Kuo Yu-Ching, Lin Chu-Yin, Lin Shu-Fen, Chen Kuan-Ting, Dr. Loh Mei-Ling, and Dr. Chiu Chih-Wei; and TPP Legislator Dr. Hsu Chung-Hsin.
Founded in 1965, the Asian-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Union (APPU) is one of the longest-standing interparliamentary organizations in the Asia-Pacific region. Following the successful APPU meetings held in Taipei last year, this year’s meetings will be held in Tokyo. Legislators from all three parties in the Legislative Yuan are actively participating in the event, with the aim of further deepening substantive exchanges with the parliaments of APPU member countries.
The theme of this year’s APPU General Assembly is “Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation for Maintaining a Free and Open Economic Order and Strengthening Regional Supply Chain Resilience.” At a time when global supply chains are being restructured and the economic order is facing growing challenges, Taiwan, as an important member of global supply chains for key industries, looks forward to using the APPU platform to strengthen dialogue with parliamentarians across the region, deepen cooperation, and work together to safeguard economic security and supply chain resilience in the Asia-Pacific.
In addition to attending the three-day APPU Council Meeting and General Assembly, the Legislative Yuan delegation will take the opportunity to engage in parliamentary diplomacy and meet with friends from the Japanese National Diet. The delegation is expected to exchange in-depth views on economic and trade ties, cultural exchanges, bilateral relations, and other issues, with a view to further strengthening friendly relations. (2026/08/24)
