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Taiwan's former vice president and new prime minister, Chen Chien-Jen, is photographed on June 21, 2018 speaking at a press conference for the newly passed pension reform bill at the presidential office in Taipei. Taiwan’s former vice president, Chen Chien-jen, a Catholic, who became the country’s new prime minister at the end of January, can do a lot. But his term in office will be short as the East Asian nation goes to presidential and parliamentary polls next year.
But still, Chen has to worry because there are enough strategic reasons why China won’t consider Taiwanese independence from the mainland. A devout Catholic, Chen, who attended Pope Benedict’s funeral at the Vatican as the president’s envoy, took up the new assignment as part of a reshuffle by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party after it suffered heavy losses during local elections four months ago.
However, the 71-year-old will have to watch out as Taiwan’s cordial trade ties can go topsy-turvy as the US has started a resource-depleting war against China. After last year’s election rout, people in Taiwan are expecting a DPP image makeover. No wonder Chen’s new cabinet has the most women ever. Already, Taiwan’s economy is passing through a bad phase as it posted negative growth in the fourth quarter of last year, its worst since the global financial crisis in 2009.
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