John Chen-Chung Deng

Mr. Deng served in Taiwan’s government as Minister without Portfolio and Chief Trade Representative from 2016 to 2024. In his role as Chief Trade Representative, he oversaw Taiwan’s trade policy and conducted negotiations with trading partners worldwide. Notable agreements under his leadership included the United States and Taiwan Trade Agreement, the Enhanced Trade Partnership Arrangement with the UK, and the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Arrangement (FIPA) with Canada. Mr. Deng represented Taiwan at the Ministerial Conferences of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperations(APEC) from 2016 to 2024.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Deng held various high-level positions within the government, including Minister of Economic Affairs, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council, Deputy Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council, and Deputy Representative of Taiwan’s Mission in the World Trade Organization and in Washington, D.C.

Mr. Deng earned his bachelor’s degree in law from Soochow University in Taipei and his LLM from George Washington University in the United States.