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President Tsai praises Latin American defense training cooperation

President Tsai Ing-wen said Oct. 18 that a Ministry of National Defense-organized training program...

Taiwan occupies an important position in the global economy. It is a top player in the world’s information and communication technology (ICT) industry, as well as a major supplier of goods across the industrial spectrum.

The diversity of Taiwan’s media is reflected in the plethora of outlets and intense competition within the industry. The nation’s press operates in a media environment that is one of the freest in Asia. Most types of media are engaged in an industrywide transition to digital forms of distribution Publishing houses in Taiwan released more than 38,000 new titles in 2016.

While Taiwan may be described as a predominantly Han Chinese society, with more than 95 percent of the population claiming Han ancestry, its heritage is actually much more complex. The successive waves of Chinese immigrants that began arriving in the 17th century belonged to a variety of subgroups with mutually unintelligible languages and different customs. Today in Taiwan, however, distinctions between them have become blurred as a result of extensive intermarriage and the universal use of Mandarin.