Lin Chu-chia or Steve Lin (; born 1956) is a Taiwanese politician. He took junior positions at the

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before his 2016 promotion to concurrent posts as National Development Council head and Governor of Fujian Province.

Education

Lin obtained a degree in economics from the

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in the

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ROC Mainland Affairs Council Deputy Ministry

Lin had been appointed the special deputy minister of the

on 16 August 2012 was sworn in as deputy minister of the

on 29 November 2012.

Cross-strait relations

Speaking at a seminar in

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about future of China in November 2012 after the

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(CCP), Lin said that the initiative for Beijing government to make reform determine the stability and harmony for

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. Difference on the two sides should be dealt with mutual tolerance and understanding. Taipei government itself has the responsibility to share its 60-year experience of

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and

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with Beijing. He further added that the MAC would conduct a thorough review on its

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and establish reciprocal representative office on each other's area to serve the needs of the people. The relations between the two sides is governed under ROC principle of 'one country, two areas' and also the mutual non-recognition of each other's sovereignty and mutual non-denial of each other's governing authority. Regarding the possibility of

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and Taiwanese president

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meeting during the upcoming

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, Lin said that the Mainland China government is free to interpret such meeting as their domestic affairs.

Cross-strait service trade

In early July 2013 during a conference at the ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs attended by foreign representatives and ambassadors, Lin said that the

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signed on 21 June 2013 in

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was made in the interest of the interest of the

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and that the MAC will continue the socialization with the

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, the public and Taiwanese doing business in

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to promote the pact's advantages. Lin was accompanied by

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Deputy Secretary-General Ma Shaw-chang and Vice Minister of Economic Affairs

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. Speaking at

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in end of March 2014 after the

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, Lin said that Taiwan has signed closer economic cooperation with

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and

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, and plan to do more with

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and

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at the end of the year. Only by engaging closer economic cooperation with Mainland China, Taiwan can move forward towards

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Chu-chia Political office-holders in the Republic of China on Taiwan Living people Tatung University alumni National Chengchi University alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Politicians of the Republic of China on Taiwan from Taoyuan City 1956 births