Southbound Policy options discussedFRIDAY FORUM: Five years of the New Southbound Policy have seen benefits, although new ideas could improve its value in several areas, participants saidBy Lu Yi-hsuan, Lin Ching-hua and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writerA forum in Taipei on Friday discussed the future of the nation’s New Southbound Policy in a post-COVID-19 world. The policy, introduced in 2016, aims to boost interactions between Taiwan, ASEAN and South Asian nations in human resources, industry, investment, education, culture, tourism and agriculture. “It is of utmost importance that Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy find ways to connect with this trend,” Tien said. Such fields correspond with the government’s New Southbound Policy, he added. Non-governmental organizations such as the Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation can play a role in the policy’s influence, as foundations have a wider reach than the government, Deng said.

Source: Taipei Times August 29, 2021 15:56 UTC