, ▁H s ie h ▁began ▁working ▁for ▁China ▁Airlines ▁( C AL ) ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁He ▁began ▁as ▁an ▁entry - level ▁employee ▁within ▁the ▁air line ' s ▁financial ▁department , ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁assigned ▁to ▁C AL ▁offices ▁in ▁and ▁Ka oh si ung ▁and ▁Tai pe i , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁over se as ▁in ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁Australia . ▁Prior ▁to ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁China ▁Airlines ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁H s ie h ▁led ▁Taiwan ▁Air ▁C argo ▁Term inals ▁Limited ▁as ▁chairman . ▁While ▁serving ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁China ▁Airlines , ▁H s ie h ▁concurrent ly ▁served ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁C AL ' s ▁subs idi ary ▁Mand arin ▁Airlines . ▁In ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁China ▁Airlines , ▁H s ie h ▁led ▁negoti ations ▁with ▁the ▁China ▁Airlines ▁Emp loy ees ▁Union ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁T ao y uan ▁Union ▁of ▁Pil ots ▁throughout ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁to ▁end ▁strik es . ▁H s ie h ▁succeeded ▁Ho ▁N uan - h su an ▁as ▁chairman ▁of ▁China ▁Airlines ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁Following ▁reports ▁of ▁cig aret te ▁sm ugg ling ▁into ▁Taiwan ▁on ▁China ▁Airlines ▁fl ights , ▁legisl ator ▁Hu ang ▁Ku o - ch ang ▁suggested ▁that ▁H s ie h ▁res ign ▁his ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁air line . ▁ ▁References