Taiwan Business TOPICS
Although 100-day reviews are typically the norm, I was tempted to use my inaugural President’s View as a self-report on my first 30 days in Taiwan. But it would be more fun to grade you, Dear Readers, with the following “report card.” How have staff, members, and partners performed at breaking in their new Chamber president?
Statistics (A+): With 700 attendees, including a record 157 governmental officials who were personally thanked for their contributions to fostering a friendly business environment, you aced the Hsieh Nien Fan test for the 53rd straight year. You were voted “most popular” for your effective collaboration with AIT and other organizations in preparing for the event. Impressive calculus by AmCham’s resourceful staff (and friends at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Osaka) helped to shepherd President Wylegala into Taiwan and through quarantine, which finished just 48 hours before the April 21st banquet. Extra credi