Taiwan appoints Acer founder as APEC envoy, calls for written guarantees from China

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Taiwan appointed Acer founder Stan Shih as its envoy to next week’s APEC summit in China. Taipei also called on Beijing to provide written guarantees that Taiwan can participate on equal terms.

TAIPEI, Nov 11 - Taiwan said on Wednesday that Stan Shih, founder of computer maker Acer, would attend next week's APEC summit in China as the government's envoy, and called for Beijing's written assurance that Taiwan would be able to participate on an equal footing.