Chen Chien-jen

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen posed for a photograph with President William Lai and Minister Without Portfolio Chen Shih-chung.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-12-17

Chen Chien-jen, who served as minister of foreign affairs from 1999 to 2000, has died at the age of 86.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-09-27

Chen Chien-jen is mentioned as a figure of integrity that the DPP should seek to partner with.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-08-26

Chen Chien-jen is a former vice president and an academician at Academia Sinica who contributed to the cohort studies on hepatitis B.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-08-19

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen presents gifts to Pope Leo XIV after the pope’s inaugural Mass at the Vatican.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-07-30

Chen Chien-jen attended the inauguration of Leo’s pontificate in place of President William Lai.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-06-08

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen presented two gifts to Pope Leo XIV and spoke with other dignitaries at his inaugural Mass at the Vatican.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-19

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen attended Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural Mass at the Vatican as President William Lai’s special envoy.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-18

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen has been appointed by President William Lai as a special envoy to attend the inauguration of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-15

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen warned about potential fluctuations in medicine prices due to US policy changes.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-13

Chen Chien-jen expressed regret that budget cuts prevented 10 experts from attending the WHA meetings in Geneva.

明報 (Ming Pao)·Hong Kong· 2025-05-10

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen said that alcohol and tobacco are Group 1 carcinogens, adding that the two substances, alongside betel nut, are the top three substances leading to high oral cancer rates in Taiwan.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-09

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen represented Lai at the funeral of Pope Francis.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-09

Chen Chien-jen said the president, vice president or the minister of foreign affairs would like to be invited to the inauguration.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-05-09

Chen Chien-jen recently returned from Vatican City, where he represented Taiwan at Francis’s funeral.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-05-01

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen expressed hope that President William Lai would be invited to the inauguration of the next pope.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-27

Former Vice President and devout Catholic Chen Chien-jen will be Taiwan’s envoy to Pope Francis' funeral.

Fox News·United States· 2025-04-27

Chen said that while the government could consider absentee voting within Taiwan for referendums, the measure could not be applied to overseas voting.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-26

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen arrived in Rome to attend Pope Francis’ funeral as a presidential envoy.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-25

Former Vice President Chen Chien-jen departed for Rome yesterday night to attend Pope Francis' funeral as a presidential envoy.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-25

Taiwan would be sending its former vice-president, Chen Chien-jen as special envoy.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-04-23

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen was appointed as Lai’s envoy to attend Francis’ funeral.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-23

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen is appointed to represent Taiwan at Pope Francis’ funeral.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-23

Chen Chien-jen is a former vice president and premier, and a current DPP member.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-04-08

Former vice president Chen Chien-jen spoke about Taiwan’s ongoing fight against cervical cancer at the conference.

Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·Taiwan· 2025-03-21