Hou Ching-shan or Javier Ching-Shan Hou (, born 12 July 1950) is a Taiwanese philologist and diplomat. He was the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2015âÂÂ2018.
After graduating from Fu Jen Catholic University, Hou completed doctoral studies in Spain, where he earned a master's degree and his Ph.D. in philology from the Complutense University of Madrid.
Hou and delegates accompanied President Chen Shui-bian for an official visit to Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua in August 2007.
After São Tomé and PrÃÂncipe cut diplomatic relation with the ROC on 21 December 2016, Hou said that ROC relation with one of its other diplomatic ally is in yellow caution light, but he declined to comment which country it was.