Mainland Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Bejing have attracted many young job seekers from Taiwan, a trend that is causing worry about a brain drain from the island. Three months ago, like many of Taiwan’s young people, she moved to mainland China to work as a visual merchandiser for Hermès. China called the measures an expression of its belief that there is “one family” on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. China’s economy dwarfs Taiwan’s, and its growth rate, at nearly 7 percent last year, outstrips Taiwan’s, which was 2.8 percent last year. At National Taiwan University, some students said they wanted to contribute to Taiwan’s development and would never work in China.

Source: Washington Post April 14, 2018 09:56 UTC