tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post2236188492491624193..comments2023-10-03T17:41:04.870+08:00Comments on Frugal Introvert's Diary: Independent Entrepreneurs Make Good Citizens - Benjamin FranklinXianlonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126812922321444916noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-18161907631044230242014-04-01T00:06:37.962+08:002014-04-01T00:06:37.962+08:00Taiwan economy is more innovative/creative than SG...Taiwan economy is more innovative/creative than SG. Their soap drama 爱 can go on for a few hundred episodes & still sustain viewership.<br /><br />You may have read about taiwanese students protesting the free trade deal(opening of service industries) with China. Those students already have a good example as in SG. Once open, PRCs would flood the taiwan market with their cheap labor.<br /><br />Another reason they may be worried is the State Capitalism practised in China. State companies offer special low interest loans to their own & then go taiwan compete. I find PRC businessman are way too good in making $$$ to the point of being unscrupulous. Even dead pigs sold in markets. Milk powder tainted with melamine. Gutter oil etc...<br /><br />I sympathize with the protesters.Xianlonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126812922321444916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434499185027517026.post-57342632593935554232014-03-26T04:38:34.454+08:002014-03-26T04:38:34.454+08:00Agree with the points raised. "Independent en...Agree with the points raised. "Independent entrepreneurs" reminds me of how Taiwan builds resilience in its economy. :)Winking Dollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045187430930181570noreply@blogger.com