| Publication |
2012.
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| Summary/Abstract |
In Vietnam, Taiwanese (In this article, 'Taiwanese' refer to all the citizens in
Taiwan, although Taiwanese may not be a perfect usage for all the inhabitants in
Taiwan. For example, some 400,000 natives of JinMen County live and work in
Taiwan Province who might not identify with Taiwan Province. Also, many Vietnamese women in the ROC marry 'Taiwanese.' Perhaps it will take a few decades, if
not longer, for all the inhabitants in Taiwan to identify with "Taiwanese.") businesses
have led the Taipei government in the movement to 'Go South.' They have served as
pioneers, surrogates and middlemen for Taiwan's economic diplomacy in Vietnam.
Vietnam's 'Doi Moi' (Open Door) policy, inaugurated in December 1986, encouraged
greater openness to economic investment from abroad. Compared with China, Vietnam enjoys the privilege of better access to the European market. Vietnam has
become the only country in Southeast Asia that can parallel China in terms of trade
and investment at the turn of the century.
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