Shen Lyu-shun was a Taiwanese diplomat who served at posts in the United States and Europe.
16 Facts About Shen Lyu-shun
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Shen Lyu-shun served in the Department of North American Affairs in the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Shen Lyu-shun was best known as serving as the representative of the Republic of China to the United States from 2014 to 2016.
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Shen Lyu-shun then was awarded the KMT's Sun Yat-sen Scholarship and completed advanced studies in international relations in the United States at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his master's degree in 1979 and Ph.
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Shen Lyu-shun then returned to Taiwan, where he became Director General in the Department of North American Affairs at MOFA from 1996 to 1999.
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Shen Lyu-shun served as Director-General of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Geneva, Switzerland from 2003 to 2008.
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Shen Lyu-shun advocated for Taiwan's representation at the World Health Assembly, based in Geneva.
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Between 2008 and 2009, Shen Lyu-shun served as Representative at the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium.
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Subsequently, from 2009 and 2011, Shen Lyu-shun was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Taiwanese MOFA.
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Shen Lyu-shun was Representative at the Taipei Representative Office in the United Kingdom from December 2011 until 2014, where he worked to expand investment in developing nations, bilateral economic agreements, and promoting Taiwan Academy language and cultural initiatives in the UK.
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Shen Lyu-shun was named the ROC representative to the United States in March 2014, and made his first official trip there on 1 April.
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Shen Lyu-shun made the address during an event organised by the Atlantic Council as part of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.
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Shen Lyu-shun attended the ceremony, and later stated that the United States was not told in advance that it would occur.
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The People's Republic of China lodged a protest with the United States over the incident, but Shen Lyu-shun defended the flag-raising as having occurred due to "precedent," as the flag was raised during Double Ten Day celebrations in 2014.
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Shen Lyu-shun submitted his resignation to Ma on 15 April 2016, but it was not approved until 26 May, after Tsai Ing-wen had taken office.
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Shen Lyu-shun died in New Taipei, Taiwan, on 6 January 2023, at age 73.