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Confidence in Ma but Urgent Attention to the Economy Needed: Lawyers

The election of Ma Ying-jeou as Taiwanese president is good news for Taiwan but lawyers agree economic reforms and direct flights to the PRC are two issues that need urgent attention. China Law & Practice invited six lawyers from Taiwan’s leading law firms to discuss the implications of Ma Ying-jeou’s election victory.

Date: May 2008

Keywords (click to search): [Taiwan] [PRC] [Ma Ying-jeou] [election] [reform]

Mediator: Chris Bisogni, China Law & Practice (CB)

Participants:


Victor Chang,
Chen & Lin (VC)


Sherry Lin, Lee and Li (SL)


Jack Huang, Jones Day (JH)


Echo Yeh, Lexcel Partners (EY)


Lillian Chu, Tsar & Tsai (LC)


Jacqueline Fu, J & J (JF)

CB: How would you describe the business sentiment in Taiwan since the election?

VC: From my observation there are a lot of optimistic people and there is a positive feeling about the election, with the hope of better things to come.

SL: I would have to agree with Victor.

JH: I would also agree but with a touch of caution, I mean 8 years ago we were in a similar position with the election of President Chen, and with this came the promise of a new direction and opportunities were to present themselves. I recall at President Chen’s inauguration speech there was a positive feeling to his administration and we have seen since...

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