Bi-Khim Hsiao decided to abandon her citizenship of the United States when Taiwan was at its difficult time. She took part in the women’s movement and got involved in politics when she was an undergraduate student at Oberlin College. She was involved in President Chen Shui-bian’s 2000 and 2004 presidential campaigns as a spokesperson and became his advisor after his first election in 2000. She was also the youngest director in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) when she served as the chief of the Department of International Affairs. She has been known as one of the most talented politicians in the area of diplomacy.
She served as a legislator (member of the parliament in Taiwan) for three terms and was rated as a top legislator for many years. As a legislator, she upheld her decision to stand by the weak. While many politicians were seeking reelection and the media limelight, she was leading the movement for “Immigration Law”, seeking rights for victims of human trafficking and spouses with foreign nationalities.
She was elected, by the representatives of more than a total of eighty political parties in the world, as a vice president of Liberal International for three terms. She was also the CALD Secretary General from 2004 – 2005.
She was a Member of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan, representing the scenic eastern coast county of Hualien. Bi-Khim has placed great emphasis on human and civil rights issues including gender equality, immigrant rights, privacy rights, and LGBTQ+ rights.
Between 2005 and 2012, she served as Vice President of the Bureau of Liberal International (LI), a London-based global political party organization.
She served as Taiwan’s Representative to the United States beginning July 2020, following her role as Senior Adviser to the President at the National Security Council of Taiwan.
She is currently the Vice President of Taiwan.
Bi-Khim served as CALD Chair from 2018-2020.
