Hsu Cheng-kuang (; born 16 February 1943) is a

Taiwanese Taiwanese may refer to: * Taiwanese language, another name for Taiwanese Hokkien * Something from or related to Taiwan ( Formosa) * Taiwanese aborigines, the indigenous people of Taiwan * Han Taiwanese, the Han people of Taiwan * Taiwanese people, ...

politician. He was the Minister of the

Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission The Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission (MTAC) was a ministry-level commission of the Executive Yuan in the Republic of China. It was disbanded on 15 September 2017. History The first model was created during the Qing dynasty in 1636 a ...

(MTAC) of the

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in 2000–2002.

MTAC Ministry

Dalai Lama visit to Taiwan

Commenting on the upcoming visit by Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso to Taiwan in October 2000, Hsu said that the visit will be in his capacity of a noted international religious leader at the invitation of a local civilian organization. He added that the MTAC would concentrate on cultural, economic and academic exchanges affairs rather than political affairs towards Tibet.

ROC-CTA relations

In April 2001, Hsu said that the

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would improve relations with the

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(CTA) government despite the fact that

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is still technically part of the

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. Although there have been many misunderstandings between ROC and CTA due to history and lack of proper channel between the two sides, Hsu said that the MTAC would improve contact with the CTA and provide services to the

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in the ground of humanitarianism.

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MTAC Ministry

Dalai Lama visit to Taiwan

ROC-CTA relations

See also

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