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Can Tsai rescue Taiwan’s economy?

When Tsai Ing-wen takes over as Taiwan’s next president on 20th May she will inherit an economy that is struggling in the face of falling property prices, rising competition from Chinese companies and a rapidly ageing population. Reviving growth will be no easy task, and we see little chance of a significant pick-up over the next couple of years.


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