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What Is Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy?

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President Tsai Ing-wen's plan to reduce Taiwan’s economic reliance on China may be bearing fruit. Under the New Southbound Policy, Taiwan’s export orders from Southeast Asia overtook those from mainland China and Hong Kong in October. On this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, TaiwanPlus reporter Rik Glauert speaks to Alan Hao Yang, executive director of the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation. TAEF is a think tank that promotes ties between Taiwan and Asia-Pacific countries. We first zoom in on what TAEF does in support of the New Southbound Policy, then zoom out on why this has been a challenge for Taiwanese society.