[3][6] His grandfather was from Taishan, Guangdong and lived in Chicago early in the twentieth century before returning to China.

[10] Moy was considered one of the executors of President Barack Obama's "Asian Pivot" strategy.

[5] In his inaugural press conference, he stressed that the United States is Taiwan's closest ally.

[6] Shortly before leaving the AIT in 2018, Moy was awarded the Order of Brilliant Star with Grand Cordon.

Moy is married to Kathy Chen, a journalist who previously worked for the Wall Street Journal.