Education minister's ties to Chinese company denied

The former general manager of Advanced Superconducting Technologies (AST), previously a Taiwanese partner company of China's Western Superconducting Technologies (WST) Co., Ltd. but no longer operational, issued an apology to Taiwan's newly appointed Minister of Education Wu Maw-kuen (吳茂昆) Thursday for confusion about his affiliation with the company, which has led some to question his appointment.

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