Taiwan’s Missing Economic Growth: Pitfalls of Profit-Driven Growth
Due to Taiwan’s wage suppression, Taiwan has lost economic growth, and growing wages faster can enable Taiwan to recover its lost growth faster.
Taiwan Is Flattening the Curve. Singapore Is Locked Down. Inside Their ‘Second Wave’ Coronavirus Responses
Taiwan and Singapore have both been held up as models in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, Taiwan has handled its “second wave” far more ably than Singapore.
Coronavirus: Inside Taiwan & Singapore’s Health & Social Welfare Responses
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.
Does Taiwanese Identity Translate to Votes for Tsai Ing-wen?
Tsai Ing-wen’s victory last month was a clear vote for Taiwan’s national identity—and the numbers back that up.
Taiwan’s Minimum Wage Would Have Grown to NT$40,000 Under Tsai’s Growth Rate
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.