Employees work on the production line at the headquarters of Eminent Luggage Corp. in Tainan, southern Taiwan (REUTERS/Pichi Chuang).
Opinion
Taiwan Economy: Near-term Uptick, Longer-term Challenges
March 2013, Don Shapiro
Heavily dependent on exports, the performance of Taiwan’s economy often reflects global trends. Though current projections for Taiwan in 2013 are positive, many longer-term obstacles to Taiwan’s economic competitiveness lurk. Don Shapiro examines Taiwan’s the main components of Taiwan’s economy and analyzes potential challenges to Taiwan in trade liberalization, industrial innovation, and energy security.