UNITY: Premier William Lai said that as long as Taiwanese demonstrate solidarity and support the economy, the nation will attract talent and increase its global presence
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 17, 2018
By: Lee Hsin-fang and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Executive Yuan yesterday proposed eight policies, dubbed the “Strengthen Taiwan
Vice Premier Shih Jun-ji, center, speaks during a news conference at the Executive Yuan in Taipei yesterday. Photo: Peter Lo, Taipei Times.
Policies,” to counter the effects of 31 incentives for Taiwanese unveiled by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office.
The eight policies aim to increase benefits for researchers; lend more momentum to innovative industries; boost employee rewards and benefits; improve the work environment of medical professionals; enhance protection against corporate espionage; ramp up industrial innovation and transformation; boost the momentum of Taiwanese stocks; and deepen investment in the development of the film industry, Vice Premier Shih Jun-ji (施俊吉) told a news conference at the Executive Yuan.
The policies are to be geared toward four main goals: encouraging quality education and corporate jobs while intensifying efforts to keep talented individuals, as well as recruiting from abroad; maintaining Taiwan’s advantage in the global supply chain; promoting the expansion of the capital market; and strengthening the cultural and film industries, he said. [FULL STORY]
