“Welcome home” – lights up yellow in the lettering of the canvas. Musicians on strike with the Wooden drums, a red dragon is dancing on the stage. Taiwan welcomes in February, shortly after the Chinese new year, entrepreneurs that have built scattered all over the world companies.
the venue of the Grand hotel on the outskirts of Taipei. A colossal construction, the highest in a classic Chinese house, there is. Commander-in-chief Chiang makes Kai-shek, it had built to receive therein a high-ranking heads of state. Today, more than 400 invited guests are there, everything in the country politically. Inside the press jostling photographers, metal detectors are at each entrance, Bodyguards on the balcony and behind the stage curtain. President Tsai Ing-wen shakes hands, smiles for photos, and says that the situation has never been better to invest in Taiwan.
The ruling democratic progressive party wants to bring back especially after the China-sourced business and promises to support you with funding programs. The party sees a commitment in China with risks – both politically and economically. Just because Beijing offers various incentives for Taiwanese.
Currently, over 400’000 Taiwanese work on the mainland, Hong Kong and Macao. High school graduates can earn after graduation, in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai, or Beijing, are often more than in Taipei.
Chiu Chui-cheng, Vice-Minister for Affairs with China, calls it in a private conversation, a two-hand strategy. He speaks of a lot of Propaganda of the people’s Republic. On the one hand, you put Taiwan militarily and politically under pressure, on the other hand advertising young talents. Therefore, he says: “in Order to keep our own professionals, we want to support in the future, our job seekers better.”
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marriage in the hall of the Grand hotel is served at the round tables, the food, the punters on the stage, several speakers against China. Jimmy, Kenneth and Sammy to hear only with one ear, tap on their phones, gossiping with each other. Out of fear of repression, they reveal only their trumped-up English first names. They are mid-30’s, one earns his money in the cement industry, the nursery schools, other real estate, and the third with Private. What connects the men: they all work in China. Yes, they see themselves as Taiwanese, however they seem to be, from an economic point of view, a reunion is not averse.
Jimmy explains it this way: “A strong Taiwan can be independent. But our Generation is so weak.” And Sammy says: “I love Taiwan from the bottom of my heart, but there is no future here.” Also, because the island was too democratic. Political banter of the Kuomintang party, which is located in a good agreement with Beijing, and the China-critical party of progress would hinder any development. The people’s Republic have, however, a straight forward strategy. “Is something wrong, corrects it to the government immediately.”
“Our economy has failed to transform itself.”Wang Cho-chung, “China Times”
Wang Cho-seated corruption in his office of the “China Times”. The Vice President of Taiwan’s largest media group, has an explanation as to why more and more young workers are lost. It was not the pressure from China, but to their own failure. “We have become a weaker player.” Since the economic Opening, both sides had a lot in motion, but disproportionately. While China aufstiess the gates, limited, Taiwan still has more opportunities for mainland Chinese.
The Chinese market is now much bigger than that of Taiwan. Wang makes an example: a company for dry cleaning with 30 locations on the island to its maximum extent, can it be in China locker 3000. And although Taiwan’s gross domestic product is higher, this could change soon. In the centres on the mainland, this development is already a fact. Wang says soberly: “Our economy has failed to transform itself.” The younger Generation remained and only the higher quality of life and political freedoms.
Party want held change
The policy – it is in Taiwan. Similar to that in the USA there are between the two largest parties. Ideologies also target schools and universities to support and influence students at a young age. One who wants to make a breach, is Chang San-cheng. Civil engineer, Professor, former Premier and Vice-Premier of Taiwan. With 64 years, he wants back into politics.
Chang San-cheng: “President Tsai must be stopped.”
to run The day before the interview, he announced for the presidency. The elections are to be held in 2020. Makes right at the beginning of his attitude is clear: Actually, he did want his retirement to enjoy. “But President Tsai in Taiwan in a Disaster. They must be stopped.” So he’s not running as a Party, which is not easy. Just for the next Generation of young entrepreneurs he wanted to use. What vagina him over other candidates, is his professional background and his experience in the area of high-tech, Big Data or artificial intelligence. This wants to play Chang if he is elected. “We can keep Young only in the country, if we offer them a more attractive work environment,” he says.
can pay companies higher wages, they need to be more competitive. However, the Profit is currently just in the traditional production deep. Chang propose a Transformation to smart manufacturing and agriculture, to precision medicine. There are fields, in which Taiwan already has a lot of expertise. The Party, not about blind optimism, but rather the certainty that his country has been transformed. “We faced 40 years ago, a similar Situation. Thanks to a lot of Innovation, we were able to get Young, who studied in America, and back again.” A big mistake of previous governments, it was but to turn professional schools, such as those in Switzerland in the universities. Without practical experience, many graduates lack to get the Knowledge and the skills directly in the daily work. Here Chang wants to get the leverage. And also concerning the relations with China: “We must create a friendly atmosphere.”
Only one gun
In the South of Taipei, the largest universities in the country. Restaurants, Bars, shops and night markets. While the outside hum of the motor wheels, SIPS Chao Chien-min in a cafe to a Cup of milk. Chao is the Dean of Chinese culture University, once served as a Minister in the government, as a Professor in the USA teaching in his home to many students and to go see.
Chao Chien-min: “The only weapon we have are our democratic values.”
The unemployment figures are in Taiwan with 4 percent low, the Problem is that many of the Bodies remain understaffed. Because newcomers receive about the same wage as 20 years ago. “Of course it is so for the Young and attractive to be evaluated,” says Chao. Even better-paid Jobs are no exception. “When I went 30 years ago to China, it was embarrassing for me to talk about my salary because I earned 40 – to 50-times more than their professional colleagues,” he says. “Today it is me, just as embarrassing, because I earn less.” In addition, universities in Taiwan hardly more professors, because of the rapidly aging population produces less and less, the study-goers.
Once it was different: here the democratic and the emerging Taiwan, where the autocratic and wobbling of China. “For school-leavers, the choice was easy. But today, not necessarily,” says Chao. China has caught up and overtaken. Young sow political trench warfare on the island and an economic upturn on the mainland. “But people with my experience, know that there is behind this prosperity is a downside,” says the Dean, and speaks to the lack of freedom of expression in China. “The only weapon we have against it, are our democratic values.” Taiwan should demonstrate to the people in China, as a government and society. But as it is on the island, is not Chao sure whether the Chinese have the System in Taiwan convincing. “I’m not even sure if we can convince our own youth.”
Back at the Grand hotel. The food is coming to an end. The invited guests leave the room with a bag full of brochures. Kenneth is already gone, Jimmy and Sammy pull on the forecourt of a cigarette. A lot of time in Taiwan, in a few days they fly back. Your home is now China.
This Research was supported by the Association Real21.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 27.03.2019, 12:39 PM
