Lin Hsin-i

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Lin Hsin-i (林信義), a businessman politician in Taiwan, served in the Democratic Progressive Party administration as Minister of Economic Affairs between 2000 and 2002, then as Vice Premier between 2002 and 2004.

In November 2005, while a Senior Presidential Adviser, Lin attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Busan, South Korea, in place of Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian. Because of opposition from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan's senior leaders are unable to attend APEC events in person and must send a ministerial-level envoy. He is also Chairman of the Industrial Technology Research Institute.

A graduate of National Cheng Kung University, Lin was an executive in the car industry before entering politics.