The Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Latin America Junior Chapter was established in 2010 and has entered its 12th Term. Currently, the Junior Chapter is established in 10 countries, and 2 countries with Junior Chapter Representatives. The purposes of the establishment of the TCCLAJC are to encourage the new generation of overseas Taiwanese businesspeople to inherit and pass on the torch and to join the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in different regions of the world, to use an innovative mindset and a global perspective to connect overseas youths to promote organizational affairs, and, in turn, to enhance the development of international trade and economic relations. Last but not least, to direct the TCCLAJC into the local mainstreams, so it can push for sustainable developments for the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in Latin America.

Past and Current TCCLAJC Presidents

1. Sophia Chang (Dominican Republic), term of office: October 2010 - June 2011
2. Tommy Lin (Chile), term of office: June 2011 - June 2012
3. Tommy Lin (Chile), term of office: June 2012 - June 2013
4. Edson Chang (Brazil), term of office: June 2013 - June 2014
5. Chung Tsai (Brazil), term of office: June 2014 - June 2015
6. Rick Lin (Mexico), term of office: June 2015 - June 2016
7. Paola Huang (Argentina), term of office: June 2016 - June 2017
8. Jerry Lin (Salvador), term of office: June 2017 - June 2018
9. Emily Lien (Paraguay), term of office: June 2018 - June 2019
10. Tonio Lin (Costa Rica), term of office: June 2019 - June 2020
11. Tonio Lin (Costa Rica), term of office: June 2020 - June 2021
12. Anderson Yo (Venezuela), term of office: June 2021 - Current

Distribution of the Junior Chapter in various regions:

1. Camara Comercial Juvenil de Taiwan en Argentina: Established on March 22nd, 2013.
2. Câmara de Comércio Brasil-Taiwan: Established since 1995.
3. Cámara de Comércio Chile- Taiwan: Established since June 2012.
4. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Paraguay Junior Chapter: Established on June 15, 2014.
5. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Venezuela Junior Chapter: Established since 2013.
6. Camara Comercial Juvenil de Taiwan en El Salvador: Established since 2016.
7. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Ecuador Junior Chapter: Established since 2015.
8. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Mexico Junior Chapter: Established since 2015.
9. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Costa Rica Junior Chapter: Established since 2019.
10. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Bolivia Junior Chapter: Established since 2019.

Other Countries with Junior Chapter Representatives: Belize and Dominican Republic.

*The above information was collected as of 2022/03/22, of junior chapters across Latin America, totaling: 10 countries with junior active chapters, 2 countries with Junior Chapter Representatives

The Africa Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Youth League was established in 2008, and has entered its 9th Term. The purposes of the establishment of the ATCCYL are to encourage the new generation of overseas Taiwanese businesspeople to inherit and pass on the torch and to join the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in different regions of the world, to use an innovative mindset and a global perspective to connect overseas youths to promote organizational affairs, and, in turn, to enhance the development of international trade and economic relations. Last but not least, to direct the ATCCYL into local mainstream societies to achieve the sustained continuous development for the Africa Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce.

Past and Current ATCCYL Presidents

1. The 1st Term: President Michael Sun, term of office: 2008-2009
2. The 2nd Term: Christopher Wang, term of office: 2009-2010
3. The 3rd Term: Michael Chen, term of office: 2010-2012
4. The 4th Term: Allan Hsu, term of office: 2012-2014
5. The 5th Term: Allan Hsu, term of office: 2014-2016
6. The 6th Term: Raymond Hsu, term of office: 2016-2017
7. The 7th Term: Andy Yang, term of office: 2017-2018
8. The 8th Term: Barry Fang, term of office: 2018-2019
9. The 9th Term: Barry Fang, term of office: 2019-2020
10. The 10th Term: Barry Fang, term of office: 2020-2021
11. The 11th Term: David Yeh, term of office: 2021- Current

Distribution of the Junior Chapter in various regions:

The ATCCYL is affiliated with the local Africa Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branch is established.

The Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Oceania - Junior Chapter was established in 2011 and has entered its 11th Term. The purposes of the establishment of the TCCOJC are to encourage the new generation of overseas Taiwanese businesspeople to inherit and pass on the torch and to join the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in different regions of the world, to use an innovative mindset and a global perspective to connect overseas youths to promote organizational affairs, and, in turn, to enhance the development of international trade and economic relations. Last but not least, to direct the TCCJCO into local mainstream societies to achieve the sustained continuous development for the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Oceania.

Past and Current TCCJCO Presidents

1. Frank Chang (Melbourne), term of office: July 2012 - July 2013
2. Elaine Lin (Christchurch), term of office: July 2013 - July 2014
3. Tom Tang (Western Australia), term of office: July 2013- July 2014
4. Stanley Hsu (Brisbane), term of office: July 2014 - July 2015
5. Richard Lee (Auckland), term of office: July 2015 - July 2016
6. Richard Lee (Auckland), term of office: July 2016 - July 2017
7. Ken Ou Yang (Sydney), term of office: July 2017 - July 2018
8. Rex Huang (South Island), term of office: July 2018 - July 2019
9. Johnny Lee (Auckland), term of office: July 2019 - July 2020
10. Cheng En Chiang (Perth, Western Australia), term of office: July 2020 - July 2021
11. Cheng En Chiang (Perth, Western Australia), term of office: July 2021 - (Current)

The Distribution of the Junior Chapter Branches:

The Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Junior Chapter in Oceania is a branch under the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Oceania, and some of the members are a part of the World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce. Only parts of the region have established Junior Chapters (Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland). At the moment, the total count of effective members for the TCCJCO is about 155 people, from all over New Zealand and Australia. The details are as follows: National: 2, regional: 6.

Australia

1. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce Sydney: Established since 2016 (members are affiliated with the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branches are established).
2. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce Branch in Brisbane: (members are affiliated with the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branches are established).
3. Representatives of the Young Taiwanese Businesspeople in Western Australia: (members are affiliated with the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branches are established).
4. Representatives of the Young Taiwanese Businesspeople in Melbourne: (members are affiliated with the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branches are established).

New Zealand:

1. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce in New Zealand Auckland: Established since 2007: (members are affiliated with the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branches are established).
2. New Zealand Christchurch: (members are affiliated with the local Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce; therefore, no other Junior Chapter branches are established).

Above information was collected as of 2022/03/22: total of 1 active chapter, 5 Junior Chapter Representatives

The TJCCNA was established in 2004 and entered its 18th Term with more than a dozen active branches across North America. The purposes of the establishment of the TJCCNA are to encourage the new generation of overseas Taiwanese businesspeople to inherit and pass on the torch and to join the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in different regions of the world, to use an innovative mindset and a global perspective to connect overseas youths to promote organizational affairs, and, in turn, to enhance the development of international trade and economic relations. Last but not least, to direct the TJCCNA into local mainstream societies to achieve the sustained continuous development for the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce of North America.

Past and Current TJCCNA Presidents

1. Paul Y. Chen, Los Angeles, USA 2004/7/1-2005/6/30
2. Lynn Wen, Los Angeles, USA 2005/7/1-2006/6/30
3. Anya Lo, Los Angeles, USA 2006/7/1/2007/6/30
4. Kelley Liu, Dallas, USA 2007/7/1-2008/6/30
5. Michael Chen, Chicago, USA 2008/7/1-2009/6/30
6. Jimmy Liao, San Diego, USA 2009/7/1-2010/6/30
7. Brian Lee, Los Angeles, USA 2010/7/1-2011/6/30
8. Sophie Lin, Northern California, USA 2011/7/1-2012/6/30
9. Arthur Chow, Dallas, USA 2012/7/1-2013/6/30
10. David Yang, Vancouver, Canada 2013/7/1-2014/6/30
11. Amy Wu, Los Angeles, USA 2014/7/1-2015/6/30
12. Cheng-Yung Kuo, Chicago, USA 2015/7/1-2016/6/30
13. Justin Wei, Seattle, USA 2016/7/1-2017/6/30
14. Ken Shen, Los Angeles, USA 2017/7/1-2018/6/30
15. Weil Wu, Chicago, USA 2018/7/1-2019/6/30
16. Yaoyao Chang, Los Angeles, USA 2019/7/1-2020/6/30
17. Danny Chen, Orange County, USA 2020/7/1-2021/6/30
18. Jack Wu, Northern California, USA 2021/7/1-2022/7/1
19. Cynthia Kao, Los Angeles, USA 2022/7/1-2023/6/17
20. Andy Lin, New York City, USA 2023/6/17 (current)

The Distribution of the Junior Chapter Branches:

1. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce San Francisco Bay Area, Established in 2009.
2. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce Seattle: Established in 1987.
3. Taiwanese American Junior Chamber of Commerce of North California: Established in 2004.
4. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce New York: Established in 2017.
5. Young Taiwanese Merchants Association of Toronto: Established in 2006.
6. Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles: Established in 2000.
7. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce Chicago: Established in 2003.
8. Taiwan Chamber of Commerce in British Columbia: Established in 2002.
9. Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Gainesville: Established in 2015.
10. Detroit Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Junior Chapter: Established in 2017.
11. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce New England: Established in 2010.
12. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce Miami: Established in 2007.
13. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce Orlando: Established in 2011.
14. Greater Dallas Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Junior Chapter: Established in 1992.
15. Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Orange County: Established in 2017.
16. Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce San Diego: Established in 2021.

The above information was collected as of 2022/03/22: total of 16 active chapters

In the 1990s, many Taiwanese businesspeople travelled afar to Southeast Asia to invest in businesses and to set up factories in response to the Southbound Policy stipulated by the former President of the Republic of China, Lee Teng-Hui. In the right space and time, the “Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce” was established in the year of 1993. Time has passed and circumstances have changed, it has been 24 years since its establishment. The ASTCC lived through many glorious moments in the Golden Ages, yet like many other enterprises, the ASTCC was also facing the challenges of succession. Many Junior Chapters across Asia have begun to come together one after another in response to the establishment of the “World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce - Junior Chapter” in 2010. After more than a year of hard work in recruiting and organizing relevant affairs, it finally happened in March, 2012, held by the Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce President of the 19th Term, Norman Chang, the “Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Second Board of Directors and Supervisors Joint Conference of the Nineteenth Term” in Thailand. The name of “Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Junior League” was officially established at the conference and was to be run by its inaugural president - the young Taiwanese businessman, Mr. William Chen, from Thailand.

In July 2012, Mr. Richard Tseng, a young businessman from Indonesia, served as the league leader of the Second Term. In order to be consistent with the “World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce-Junior Chapter”, and other continental Junior Chapters’ naming scheme, he communicated with the President of the 20th Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce, Ko Chao-Chih (Indonesia) and proposed, during the “Third Board of Directors and Supervisors Joint Conference of the Twentieth Term of the ASTCCJC and Members’ Assembly” held at E-DA Theme Park in Kaohsiung, to change the name of the “Junior League” to “Junior Chapter”. The name of the “Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce-Junior Chapter” (hereinafter ASTCCJC) had then been in use ever since.

In July 2013, Mr. Edison Juan, a Singaporean businessman took over as the 3rd President of the Junior League. Although the name “Junior League” had been renamed to the “Junior Chapter”, it did not have a complete and detailed organizational Bylaws, nor did it have a formal directorial / supervisory system. Mr. Edison Juan consulted and communicated with the ASTCC President of the 21st Term, Mr. Shih Chih Lung (Singapore) multiple times to draft and plan a direction for the Junior Chapter Bylaw. After several discussions, President Shih Chih Lung suggested to temporarily adopt the Bylaw Interim Regulations as a way to have the Bylaws approved first. However, this proposal was never put together and was not submitted to the ASTCC for approval.

In July 2014, Mr. John Chuang from Osaka, Japan, took over as the 4th President of the Junior Chapter at the 85 Sky Tower Hotel in Kaohsiung. In September of the same year, Mr. Edison Li (Vietnam), who was the Chief Supervisor of the ASTCCJC, went to Kansai, Osaka, Japan, along with Senior Director Mr. Andy Chiu, to meet up with the ASTCCJC President Mr. John Chuang. They three then jointly visited the 22nd ASTCC President, Hsieh Mei-Hsian (Japan), to discuss, coordinate, and suggest ideas for the future prospects and Bylaws of the Junior Chapter. In November of the same year, the ASTCCJC Bylaw was formally adopted at the “Second Board of Directors and Supervisors Joint Conference of the Twenty- Second Term of the ASTCC”. For the first time, the ASTCC Junior Chapter also used the official directorial and supervisory system to execute operations such as the structure of fees, keeping track of attendance rate drafting the mechanisms for advancement of senior directors, as well as establishing functional committees. At the same time, the First Board of Directors and Supervisors Joint Conference of the Fourth Term of the ASTCCJC took place. Most of the Bylaws of the ASTCC Junior Chapter were based on the “WTCCJC Bylaws”, except for the number of seats at the Board of Directors and the Board of Supervisors of each country and the structure of fees, which were created in accordance with the principles of the ASTCC to be membership based. Also, the president of the ASTCCJC was to be appointed by the current president of the ASTCC of the term; the rest of the Bylaws were roughly the same.

In February 2015, Mr. John Chuang, the 4th president of the ASTCCJC at that time, dismissed himself due to personal reasons. After multiple internal discussing efforts, ASTCCJC decided to appoint Junior Chapter member Mr. Eiji Toyokawa (Tokyo, Japan) to take over the position. In March of the same year, he went to São Paulo, Brazil to attend the “Second Board of Directors and Supervisors Joint Conference of the Fifth Term of WTCCJC” as the Vice President of the WTCCJC (Asia representative). In July of the same year, he announced at the 85 Sky Tower Hotel in Kaohsiung, that he was to step down from the position, and would hand over the torch to the representative of the Junior Chapter in Cambodia, Mr. Simon Lin, who would serve as the 5th President of the ASTCCJC.

The ASTCCJC has reached its 11th Term, and now, Mrs. Peishan Chiang, the representative of Junior Chapter in Philippine, is the 11th President. One can say that between 2016 and 2017 was the ASTCCJC bloomed into prosperity. Presently, the ASTCCJC has 7 national Junior Chapters and 12 regional Junior Chapters in Asian countries. The number of valid members has reached 566 people across Asian countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia,, Japan (Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama, Kansai, Kyushu, Okinawa.) The purposes of the establishment of the ASTCCJC are to encourage the new generation of Taiwanese businesspeople in Asia to inherit and pass on the torch and to join the Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Asia, to use an innovative mindset and a global perspective to connect overseas youths to promote organizational affairs together, and, in turn, to enhance the development of international trade and economic relations. Last but not least, to direct the organization into the local mainstream societies to achieve the sustained continuous development of the Asia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce.

List of Past and Current ASTCCJC Presidents

The Names of the Junior League Leaders, names of the Junior Chapter Presidents, country of office, and term of office

The Convener Jack Hsu (Hong Kong), Period: July 2010 - July 2011

1. The 1st Term: William Chen (Thailand), term of office: March 2012 - July 2012
2. The 2 nd Term: Richard Tseng (Indonesia), term of office: July 2012 - July 2013 (proposed to rename the Junior League into Junior Chapter before he stepped down)
3. The 3 rd Term: Edison Juan (Singapore), term of office: July 2013 - July 2014
4. The 4 th Term: John Chuang (Kansai, Japan), term of office: July 2014 - February 2015 (by resignation)
5. The Fourth Term: Eiji Toyokawa (Tokyo, Japan), term of office: February 2015 - July 2015
6. The 5 th Term: Simon Lin (Cambodia), term of office: July 2015 - July 2016
7. The 6 th Term: Alexander Wu (Vietnam), term of office: July 2016 - July 2017
8. The 7 th Term: Pocky Hsiao (Malaysia), term of office: July 2017 - July 2018
9. The 8 th Term: Edison Li (Vietnam), term of office: July 2018 - July 2019
10. The 9 th Term: Johnson Chang (Indonesia), term of office: July 2019 - July 2020
11. The 10 th Term: Maggie Lin (Thailand), term of office: July 2020 - July 2021
12. The 11 th Term: Peishan Chiang (Philippine), term of office: July 2021 - (Current)

The distribution of the Junior Chapter in various parts of Asia:

1. The Council of Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam Junior Chapter: Established since 2012.
2. The Thai Taiwan Chamber of Commerce Junior Chapter: Established since 2011.
3. Taipei Business Association in Singapore Junior Chapter: Established since 2010.
4. Taiwan Investors' Association Malaysia Youth Chapter: Established since 2012.
5. Taiwan Association Philippine Youth Chapter: Established in 2011.
6. Indonesia Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Junior Chapter: Established in 2012.
7. Japan Taiwan Chambers of Commerce Youth League: Established in 2013.Distributed throughout six regions (Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama, Kansai, Kyushu, Okinawa)..

* Above information were collected as of 2022/03/22, of Junior Chapters across Asia, totaling: 7 countries, 12 regions.