Taiwan and Singapore have earned praise for their responses to the coronavirus. Roy Ngerng breaks down the health and social welfare programs that worked for each country—and what can still be improved.
Tsai Ing-wen’s victory last month was a clear vote for Taiwan’s national identity—and the numbers back that up.
Tsai Ing-wen is criticized for Taiwan’s low minimum wage, but she has done far more to increase wages than her two presidential predecessors.
Taiwan has been able to develop the economic potential of its digital sector, such as by attracting international digital companies to invest. But are there adequate plans to address the social aspects? Does the population as a whole in Taiwan also have adequate access to not only digital tools, but the digital skills and social circumstances necessary to benefit from Taiwan’s digital plan?
While comparable countries have seen their minimum wages skyrocket over the past 30 years, Taiwan has frustratingly dragged its feet.