Taiwan was never in ‘a state of nature’

Despite the unfounded claim of the island’s ‘undetermined status’ favoured by some US hardliners and island secessionists, it has always been the case that it’s either the Republic of China or part of the People’s Republic of China.

EDITORIAL: Playing to Taiwan’s strengths

However, those grandiose plans always ended in vain, and Taiwan still lags far behind major economies in the region in terms of diversity and openness in the financial market. Taipei ranked 73rd among ...