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Forecast 2011: Taiwan looks on the bright side: Monocle Magazine
By Amber Phillips (formerly Parcher) Published December 30, 2010 on monocle.com TAIPEI —It’s been a rough 100 years for one of Asia’s pioneering democracies, but the Taiwanese are commemorating their centennial birthday with a “little-country-that-could” mindset. Growing up as an island in the shadow of two world superpowers hasn’t been easy. Taiwan is still licking its wounds … Continue reading