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- ↑ Yorkson C. T. Shen
- ↑ Kiding Wang
- ↑ Liu Tseng-hua
- ↑ Mih Sih-tsung
- ↑ Milton Jan-tze Shieh
- ↑ Wu Chun-tsai
- ↑ Taiwan Today [ dead link ]
- ↑ "Andrew J. P. Shen".[ dead link ]
- ↑ Bing F. Yen
- ↑ :en:Hou Ching-shan Archived 20 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ El Salvador condecora a Embajador [ dead link ]
- ↑ Carlos S.C. Liao
- ↑ Embajador Taiwan Salvador-Jaime Chen Qué [ dead link ]
- ↑ Jaime Hsin-Tung Chen
- ↑ Andrea Sing Ying Lee
- ↑ Florencia Miao-hung Hsie
- ↑ "ROC Embassies and Missions Abroad".
- ↑ "ROC Embassies and Missions Abroad".
- ↑ "中華民國駐外單位聯合網站".
