Taiwan

1. Taiwan May 8th 2008 Lauren McGraw & Jerry Petersen

2. Overview • Where is Taiwan located? • People/ Social Culture • Work/education • History • Politics • History • Economy • Industry

3. Where is Taiwan located? • Island in East Asia governed by the Republic of China • Surrounded by the pacific ocean • 240 miles long 90 miles wide 75 Miles off the Coast of China

4. General Geographical Facts • An Island in the Northern part of the South China Sea • Approximately 14,000 sq. miles in area • Home to 22.9 million people • Largely the population is Chinese in origin. • Coordinates of Taipei: 25 03 N, 121 30E • Former known as Formosa (beautiful island) • The Taiwan Strait which separates it from mainland China is about 100 miles wide. • Steep mountains rise quickly from the eastern side, but slope gradually down to a broad coastal plain in the western part of the island.

5. 22,920,946 (July 2008 est.) • 0-14 years:17.3% (male 2,057,458/female 1,900,449) 15-64 years: 72.3% (male 8,362,038/female 8,204,834) 65 years and over:10.5% (male 1,167,476/female 1,228,691)

6. People/Culture • Family-building block of Chinese society • Most of the population lives in the city • Average family 5-6 members • Tend to marry later

7. Work/Education • “Nose to the grindstone” ethic • Taught music and English before entering pre-school • Grade schooler’s-full day of school, extra-curricular, a night of homework • Must cram all knowledge in before junior high

8. Education cont. • “Cram Life” starts to increase in junior high • Students must prepare for brutal tests • Tests determine which high school they attend • Tested again to compete for a few precious seats in the best universities

9. Education cont • Graduate school • Top 3 careers Electrical engineer Computer Programmer Business Person

10. Work Hard, Save Hard • Money is saved away for the major purchases in life • Main Goal is the Three Great Acquistions A house A car A son Fangtze, chetze, ertze

11. SONof a • Preference for male offspring • Carry on the family name • Take care of the deceased ancestors • PRIDE

12. Brief History of Taiwan • Before 1600’s Malay-Polynesian decent were the only inhabitants of Taiwan. They refered to the island as Pakan. • In 1590, first Western Ship passed by the island. Named Ilha Formasa by a Dutch Navigator. • 1662 Dutch were defeated by Cheng Cheng-Kung, a Chinese Pirate, loyal to the Ming Dynasty. • 1895 Taiwan was handed over to Japan in military defeat. • Educational system to same level and style of Japan • Infrastructure, trains, roads, industry were developed extensively • 1945, Taiwan was given back to China • 1949, Nationalist fleeing defeat in the PRC civil war went to Taiwan • 2 million Chinese came at this time. • 1952-1972 Kuomintang build Taiwan up economically • 1971 Nixon announced One China Policy • Bad News for an independent Taiwan • 1996 First Presidential election by the people of Taiwan

13. Economy • GDP -$375.6 Billion (2007) • GDP (PPP)- $690.1 Billion (2007) • GDP(PPP) per capita -$29,800 • Compared to $46,000 in US • Approximately 5 times the GDP per capita of PRC • GDP Real Growth Rate-5.5% (2007 est.) • FDI Home- $92.83 Billion

14. Economy • FDI Abroad- $108.9 Billion • China is the #1 destination for FDI • Market Value of Shares=$654 Billion • 4% of US Market Value of Shares • Labor Force- 10.78 million • Unemployment is less than 4% • China is the largest export market for Taiwan • 24% of exports go to China • Japan is the number one importer to Taiwan • 21% of imports come from Japan • Agricultural Products • Rice, corn, vegetable, fruit, tea, pigs, poultry, beef, milk, fish. • Population below poverty line - 0.95%

15. Industry • Electronics, petroleum refining, armaments, chemicals, textiles, iron and steel, machinery, cement, food processing, vehicles, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals. • High-tech products account for 70% of the exports in 2007 • Worlds largest supplier of Notebook PCs and LCD panels for televisions.(Gov’t) • Many fear overreliance on manufacturing for other brands • Innovation and the building of independent brands is a key solution to this problem. • Industrial Production Growth Rate=7.5% • One of the first to build an Asia urban-industrial

16. Politics • Taiwan was the first constitutional republic in Asia. • A multi-party democracy since early 1990s • From 1949-1996,it was an authoritarian one party system led by Nationalist Party. • The Democratic Progressive Party and the Nationalist Party are the two main parties. • Taipei is the Nation’s capital.

17. Constitution • Based on the Three Principles of the People • 1.Nationalism • Equal treatment, sovereign international status for the country • 2. Democracy • Assures every individual the right to political and civil liberties • 3. People’s livihood • Powers granted to the government must ultimately serve the welfare of the people by building strong and prosperous economy and a fair, just society. • Guarantees the freedoms of speech, residence, travel, assembly & confidential communication, religion, & association • Other rights & Freedoms will be protected so long as they do not violate social order or public interest.

18. Central Government • Five Branches • 1.Executive Yuan • Eight Minisitries • Interior, Foreign Affairs, National Defense, Finance, Education, Justice, Economic affairs, and Transportation and communications • 2. Legislative Yuan • Highest legislative body of the state, popularly elected representatives who serve for three years and are eligible for reelection. 255 members elected in 2001. • 3. Judicial Yuan • Highest judicial body of the state • The Council of Grand Justices as its main body. The Seventh Council of Grand Justices consists of 15 grand justices, including the president and vice president of the Judicial Yuan. • 4.Examination Yuan • Responsible for the examination, employment, and management of all civil service personnel in the Republic of China • 5. Control Yuan • Responsible for correcting government officials at all levels and monitoring the government through the powers of impeachment, censure, and audit.

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