Two things you should read today. First the awesome Courtney Donovan Smith and myself are on the CPI blog to provoke you with 7 Predictions for Tsai's first term. Also read this excellent Commonwealth piece on the human cost of Taiwan's labor migration to China -- its deeply saddening (the translators they use are top-notch. Kudos to them).
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As a Taiwanese, I refuse to visit "China Policy Institute" site for info on Taiwan.
ReplyDeleteNo Dutch will accept that their country be discussed on a "Germany Policy Institute" site. Neither Austrian, nor (German) Swiss.
No Canadian will accept their country be lumped into a "US Policy Institute" site.
The Commonwealth piece was very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI was quite taken by the idea that families are willing to tolerate separation for the sake of 20-30 percent more pay! If the work conditions are otherwise similar and all the added benefits that were previously available are disappearing, the choices being made seem a little odd. They really must have doubts about their future career in Taiwan ..... or something.