Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) yesterday commended late deputy representative to India Hsieh Bor-huei (謝柏輝), who on Dec. 12 last year passed away in New Delhi after losing consciousness at a public event. Hsieh was 52.
During a visit to Hsieh's family in Tainan yesterday, Lin gave Hsieh's father three medals to honor his son: the Exemplary Medal for public servants who perform outstandingly, a Professional Medal of diplomacy and a Second Grade Service Medal, given to public servants who have served in government for more than 20 years.
The commendations honored the late diplomat's decades-long service to Taiwan and its diplomatic mission, Lin said.
Photo courtesy of the Tainan City Government
Better known as Robert, Hsieh felt nauseous before going into a seizure while hosting an event in New Delhi on Dec. 12 to congratulate the cast and crew of Demon Hunters (叫我驅魔男神), a movie made by Taiwan and India.
Hsieh later died in hospital after efforts to save him were unsuccessful.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Hsieh's family have not disclosed the cause of death, citing privacy reasons.
Separately on Facebook, Lin praised Hsieh as an outstanding and professional diplomat who served twice in Vietnam, was a former deputy chief of the ministry’s Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs and once headed the Taiwan-Japan Relations Association.
He was fluent in English, Vietnamese and Japanese, and was studying Hindi before his passing.
Lin said Hsieh's father proudly told him that Hsieh also played piano and put on a good show during the country's National Day celebrations in New Dehli in October.
Hsieh played an important role in facilitating Taiwan's opening of a Mumbai office in late 2024, Lin said.
Hsieh would always be remembered, he added.
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