Chen Chwen-jing explained

Chen Chwen-jing
Native Name:Chinese: 陳純敬
Office1:Deputy Minister of the Interior
Minister1:Chen Wei-zen
Term Start1:8 March 2014
Term End1:20 May 2016
Predecessor1:Hsiao Chia-chi[1]
Successor1:Hua Ching-chun
Office2:Political Deputy Minister of Transportation and Communications
Minister2:Yeh Kuang-shih
Term Start2:18 February 2013
Term End2:8 March 2014
Predecessor2:Yeh Kuang-shih
Successor2:Chen Jian-yu
Office3:Deputy Minister of Public Construction Commission of the Executive Yuan
Minister3:Chern Jenn-chuan
Term Start3:20 May 2012
Term End3:18 February 2013
Predecessor3:Wu Kuo-an[2]
Citizenship:Taiwan
Alma Mater:National Taiwan University
Soochow University
North Carolina State University

Chen Chwen-jing or Jonathan Chen[3] is a Taiwanese politician. He has served as the Deputy Minister of the Interior between March 2014 to May 2016, having previously served in the Ministry of Transportation and Communications from 2013 to 2014.[4]

ROC Transportation and Communications Political Deputy Ministry

Taiwan HSR explosive device discovery incident

Commenting on the criticism on the slow evacuation during the discovery of explosive device inside Taiwan High Speed Rail on 12 April 2013, speaking at Legislative Yuan in mid April 2013, Chen responded that the MOTC will review evacuation measures for Taiwan railways systems.[5]

Stopover by Mainland Chinese in Taiwan

Speaking in early February 2014 at a forum on economics and finance legislation, Chen said that negotiating with Mainland China to allow Mainland Chinese to transit stop in Taiwan heading to a third destination will be a very important issues on cross-strait transportation, especially after the establishment of three links in 2008 between the two sides. The current obstacle is that the Chinese mainland government requires their own people to have an entry permit to enter Taiwan, even for just a transfer.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deputy interior minister to serve as Cabinet deputy secretary general | Politics | FOCUS TAIWAN - CNA ENGLISH NEWS . Focustaiwan.tw . 2014-04-25.
  2. Web site: Taipei Times . Taipei Times . 2012-05-20 . 2014-04-25.
  3. Web site: Deputy minister fills in as Chunghwa Post chairman . Taipei Times . 2014-04-18 . 2014-04-25.
  4. Web site: Minister Of Motc - Ministry Of Transportation And Communications R.O.C . Motc.gov.tw . 2005-06-20 . 2014-04-25 . 2013-11-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111194858/http://www.motc.gov.tw/en/home.jsp?id=246&parentpath=0,150 . dead .
  5. Web site: Nation's counterterrorism measures are strengthened . Taipei Times . 2014-04-18 . 2014-04-25.
  6. Web site: Official says opening layovers for Chinese travelers is crucial . The China Post . 2014-04-25.