HIGH STAKES: An attack on Taiwan could prompt a joint response from the US and Japan, and trigger a global conflict that could bring down the CCP, Liu Tai-ying saidBy Ou Hsiang-yi and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
Taiwan’s economy is likely to grow at a rate of 6.07 percent this year and 4.05 percent next year, driven by healthy exports and private investment, as the world learns to coexist with variants of SARS-CoV-2, the Taiwan Research Institute (TRI, 台灣綜合研究院) said yesterday.
Its projection of 6.07 percent is higher than its July forecast of 5.12 percent, as COVID-19 and containment measures continue to drive a digital transformation worldwide and boost demand for Taiwan-made electronics, the institute said.
People around the world should eventually become used to living with the virus resuming normal business operations and private consumption as