Lin Ching-yi

Lin Ching-yi (Chinese: 林靜儀; born 12 February 1974) is a Taiwanese physician and politician who currently serves as deputy health and welfare minister.

[2] For a decade, she was affiliated with the International Medical Service Program as a volunteer physician, and traveled to many nations, among them Nepal, India, Kyrgyzstan, and Tuvalu.

[3] Lin was named to the Gender Equality Committee of the Executive Yuan in 2014, but stated that she could not ignore the effects of the Sunflower Student Movement and subsequently resigned the position.

Lin said supporters of Chinese unification "are calling for the nation’s sovereignty to be abandoned so that it can become a part of China", a view she considered treasonous "on many fronts".

[20] The legislature passed amendments to the HIV Infection Control and Patient Rights Protection Act in May 2018, one of which was initiated by Lin and exempted HIV+ people from disclosing their status to paramedics under certain conditions.

[22][23] Lin is supportive of pension reform,[24] a larger tax on tobacco products,[25] and amendments to marital law in Taiwan, so both men and women can consent to marriage at the age of eighteen.

[31][32] In February 2020, Lin complimented the Central Epidemic Command Center on its actions during the COVID-19 pandemic,[33] and petitioned the Mainland Affairs Council to maintain its protocols when arranging evacuation flights from China.