Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/08/26
By: Jeffrey Wu and Y.F. Low

Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) App-based ride-hailing service provider Uber said Friday that top executives from its U.S. headquarters will visit Taiwan to hold in-depth discussions with the government to clear up its doubts about the company’s operations.

Uber is glad to see that the Taiwanese government is willing to adopt an open mind to discuss issues regarding sharing-economy business models, Uber Asia Pacific spokesman Harod Li (李文駿) said in a statement.

The company is willing to show the greatest sincerity and take positive steps to remove the misgivings held by the relevant authorities in Taiwan, in the hope that Taiwanese society can gain from the economic benefits generated from sharing platforms, he said.

Li was responding to an inter-ministerial meeting held by the Cabinet to discuss controversies surrounding Uber’s operations in Taiwan.     [FULL  STORY]