Chen I-hsin

Chen I-hsin (; born 30 October 1972), also known by his English name Charles Chen, is a Taiwanese economist, econometrician, and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2020 to 2024.

Early life and education Chen I-hsin was born in Yunlin County on 30 October 1972. After attending Cheng Kung Senior High School, he began studying mathematics at Fu Jen Catholic University, then transferred and graduated from National Taiwan University with a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations. He then completed graduate studies in England at the SOAS University of London, where he earned an M.Sc. in development studies and a Ph.D. in economics with a specialization in econometrics in 2014.

After receiving his doctorate, Chen completed postdoctoral research as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge.

Political career

Spokesperson of Kuomintang and Office of the President Chen served as the spokesperson for the Kuomintang, but left the position to return to SOAS and pursue doctoral studies in economics. By 2014, Chen had resumed his spokesperson duties, while also working for the Kuomintang's Culture and Communication Committee. he was named a spokesman for the Office of the President, serving until 2016, when Ma Ying-jeou concluded his second term as president.

Presiding the first national language interpretation session in Legislation Yuan Chen contested the 2020 legislative election as a party list candidate affiliated with the Kuomintang, and was seated to the Tenth Legislative Yuan. the Legislative Yuan activated the synchronized interpreter service for the parliament session in real time accordingly. On 27 September 2021, after following the steps to apply in advance with 3 Taiwanese interpreters been present ready, The Minister of National Defense Chiu Kuo-cheng was communicated but rejected speaking Taiwanese, nor accepted the interpreter's real-time service at site, but brought the deputy minister Zong-hsiao Li as his own interpreter, and insisted in the 3-way translation pattern sentence by sentence. Chiu repeatedly interrupted the question process by asking Chen to speak Mandarin Chinese for easier communication, or the session time cannot be lengthened to accommodate the interpretation, Taipei City Councilor Miao Poya also explained that the multi-lingual working environment is essential for a healthy mind without the "Chinese Language Supremacy" attitude to achieve the international level in diversity, equality and mutual respect for a modern state.