wfn.org | PCT head addresses Taiwanese elites residing in US during vacation

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>3021 Edition

>January 18~24, 2010

PCT head addresses Taiwanese elites residing in US during vacation

>Reported by Lin Yi-ying

>Written by Lydia Ma

While on annual leave, PCT General Secretary Andrew Chang accepted  an invitation from

Taiwanese Pen Society in greater New York area to speak to more  than 200 Taiwanese

professionals residing in the US. Chang held two conferences there  and was warmly received

>by hosts and listeners alike.

Chang’s tour of the US took place while he was on annual  leave, December 25,

2009~January 6, 2010. He was invited by Taiwanese Pen Society  mainly because of PCT’s

contributions to Taiwanese society, particularly in the areas of  political and social activism.

The society was also impressed by PCT’s commendable efforts  during Typhoon Morakot and

throughout recent post-Morakot reconstruction efforts.

Chang also received US$50,000 in donations from various Taiwanese  organizations and

Taiwanese churches in the US as many wanted to contribute toward  PCT post-Morakot

>reconstruction efforts.

All members from Taiwanese Pen Society are Taiwanese professionals  residing in the US. Of

these 200 or so individuals, more than 100 are physicians. Other  notable members include a

former World Bank advisor, several New York University professors  and a former New York

>State Department of Health commissioner.

When Chang was invited to address these people, most of them being  non-Christians, he

touched on disciplines such as spirituality and humanities.

After the conference, society members signed a statement  questioning Ma administration’s

reckless haste in signing an ECFA agreement with China. It urged  the government to secure a

free trade agreement with Japan and U.S. first before considering  an ECFA agreement with

China so as to safeguard Taiwan’s economic and political  sovereignty.

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