The 13th Asian Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6-20, 1998. Under the leadership of team director Tang Ming-hsin, the Chinese Taipei delegation collected 19 gold medals, 17 silvers, and 41 bronzes, far exceeding their tally of seven golds, 12 silvers, and 24 bronzes at the 12th Asian Games held in 1994 in Hiroshima.
民國八十七年十二月六日到二十日在泰國曼谷舉行的第十三屆亞運會，我國代表團由總領隊湯銘新領隊出征，一舉奪得十九面金牌，並摘下十七面銀牌、四十一面銅牌，遠超過上屆廣島亞運的七金十二銀二十四銅，成績斐然。