The China Post
Date: July 18, 2016
By: John Liu
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is Taiwan’s second
Graphs show Taiwan and Japan’s growing investment in Southeast Asian countries from 2001-2015 and declining investment in China over the same period. (Courtesy of AFSC Bina Damai on Flickr)
largest trade partner. Trade between Taiwan and Southeast Asia has been steadily increasing. Between 2001 and 2015, the amount grew from about US$30 billion to nearly US$80 billion.
Southeast Asia is also a global investment hotspot. Between 2008 and 2014 foreign investment in the region grew from US$50 billion to US$133 billion. China saw a smaller fluctuation in foreign investment during the same period, from US$108 billion to US$129 billion.
Investment by other countries in Southeast Asia is expected to grow. Just as Taiwan’s investment in the region has been trending upward, so has Japan’s.
China, by comparison, has received less investment from both Japan and Taiwan, after investment numbers peaked between 2011 and 2012, and is now trending downward. [FULL STORY]
