Taiwan appointed Friday Lee Yi-yang, a former vice president of the Examination Yuan, which is in charge of personnel affairs of civil servants, as the island's new de facto ambassador to Japan, according to the presidential office.Lee, 69, will succeed Frank Hsieh, who left the top representative post in Japan last week after eight years of service. The new envoy is expected to take up his position in Tokyo in September, Taiwanese media said.Hsieh has been appointed as an adviser to Taiwan President Lai Ching-te. In the absence of official diplomatic ties, the Taipei Economic and Cultural …READ FULL ARTICLE
