Jhy-wey Hsieh

Shieh Jhy-wey (; born on January 6, 1955) is a Taiwanese politician and diplomat who is currently the Taiwanese Representative to the EU and Belgium, serving since August 2025. Previously, he served as Taiwanese Representative to Germany from 2016 to 2025, and as director-general of Government Information Office from 2007 to 2008.

Early life and education Shieh was born in Keelung, Taiwan, in 1955. After attending Banqiao Senior High School, he graduated from Soochow University in 1977 with a Bachelor of Arts in the German language and obtained a Master of Arts in German studies from Fu Jen Catholic University in 1980. He then received a German Academic Exchange Service scholarship to pursue doctoral studies in Germany. He earned his Ph.D. in German literature from Ruhr University Bochum in 1987.

After returning to Taiwan in 1987, Shieh participated in various activist movements such as Wild Lily student movement.

Shieh was formerly dean of Soochow University's School of Foreign Languages and Cultures.

Government Information Office The DPP government had previously approached Shieh to head up the Government Information Office (GIO) in 2002,

Representative to Germany, 2nd tenure In 2016, Shieh was again appointed representative to Germany.

In 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shieh signed a bilateral agreement with Germany to facilitate direct flights from Taiwan to Munich.

In March 2023, German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger visited Taiwan, the first time any German federal minister had made such a visit in 26 years. During this visit, the Chinese foreign ministry filed a protest with Germany about her "vile conduct." In response to a reporter, Stark-Watzinger said that the visit was "not connected with [the federal government's China strategy]." In Stark-Watzinger's presence, Shieh, representing Taiwan, signed a scientific and technological cooperation agreement with his German counterpart Jörg Polster, as the two countries arrange partnerships in AI, semiconductors, lithium batteries, and green energy development.

Later in 2023, Germany and Taiwan signed an agreement on judicial cooperation and another on civil exchange.

Representative to Belgium and the European Union On 1 August 2025, Shieh stepped down as representative to Germany and later that month assumed a new role as representative to Belgium and the European Union. succeeded Shieh as representative to Germany.

Personal life Shieh is married to Wang Lin-hui and has two daughters.

In response to China's 2021 blacklist of sanctioned Taiwanese politicians labeled "Taiwan independence stubborn individuals" (台獨頑固份子) that included Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, Premier Su Tseng-chang, President of the Legislative Yuan You Si-kun, Shieh lamented that he was left off of the list. Citing his "years of defending Taiwanese sovereignty, freedom, and democracy," he asked the Taiwan Affairs Office to add him to the list.

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