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Biography
Shen Jong-chin (Chinese: 沈榮津; pinyin: Chén Róngjīn), currently the Minister of Economic Affairs, and has been the Administrative Deputy Minister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) of the Republic of China (Taiwan) since 20 May 2016.
Education
Shen obtained his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Provincial Taipei Institute of Technology and master's degree in commerce automation and management from National Taipei University of Technology (臺北科大).
Economic Affairs Ministry
Anti-China movement in Vietnam
Responding to the destruction of Taiwanese companies operating in Vietnam due to the anti-China movement because of the China National Offshore Oil Corporation oil exploration in the disputed territories in South China Sea, Shen led a delegation to Vietnam to assist Taiwanese business people in the country in mid May 2014. They visited Bình Dương and Đồng Nai Province. The riot led to the damage of 224 Taiwanese companies and suspension of 1,100 Taiwanese enterprises.