Australian lawmaker posts photo with Lin Chia-lungUNUSUAL MEETING: It is rare for a Taiwanese minister of foreign affairs to openly get together with Australian politicians, even if they make a stopover in the countryStaff writer, with CNAMinister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) met with an Australian lawmaker during a stopover in Australia on his way home from Tuvalu, the lawmaker said in a social media post. In social media posts early yesterday, New South Wales Parliament for Prospect member Hugh McDermott posted a photo of himself shaking hands with Lin in Australia on Friday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung, center, poses with Australian lawmaker Hugh McDermott, left, in Australia on Friday. Neither the lawmaker or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified where in Australia Lin made his transit stop. Lin on Saturday morning returned to Taiwan after making the stopover in Australia, the ministry said.

Source: Taipei Times March 09, 2026 17:16 UTC