Like most people who have had the opportunity to live and work in Taiwan, members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei deeply appreciate the many virtues of this society. The Chamber’s recently conducted 2017 Business Climate Survey, the main results of which are reported in this issue, underscored this wide recognition of the…

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The aging of Taiwan’s society is hitting its pension system hard, with fewer people paying into national pension schemes and more people drawing off them. Pension reform has been the subject of controversy for years, and with the Tsai administration putting its full weight behind it, the issue has erupted into a major conflagration, with…

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As the political capital and commercial center, Taipei in northern Taiwan is well-known throughout Asia. Many frequent visitors are familiar with Kaohsiung, the major port and industrial powerhouse in the south. Taichung, roughly equidistant between the two, has long been seen as Taiwan’s “third city.” Population statistics suggest a different pecking order, however. The municipality…