Armed with a doctorate from the London School of Economics and rich experience in trade negotiations, China policy and legislative affairs, Tsai Ing-wen assumed posts in late January as vice-premier and convenor of the Taiwan Cabinet’s task force for economic and financial affairs.
The Banker’s editor-in-chief Stephen Timewell and Taiwan contributing editor Dennis Engbarth discussed Taiwan’s future economic development and financial reform with the new vice-premier in her office at the Executive Yuan in Taipei.