Trade representative dies after chronic illnessStaff writer, with CNADeputy trade representative Yen Huai-shing (顏慧欣) died earlier this month at age 53, Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) confirmed yesterday. Cho said he had received Yen’s resignation and after looking into it, learned that she had chronic health issues due to stress from her job. Deputy Trade Representative Yen Huai-shing walks past reporters at the Legislative Yuan in Taipei on Aug. 7 last year. According to the United Daily News (UDN), which broke the story, Yen was hospitalized with an unspecified illness at thebeginning of the year. In 2024, Yen was appointed deputy head of the Executive Yuan’s Office of Trade Negotiations, a position that put her — along with chief trade negotiator Yang Jen-ni (楊珍妮) and Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun (鄭麗君) — at the center of trade negotiations with the US.

Source: Taipei Times March 24, 2026 17:14 UTC