Listen in to a discussion and analysis of the important stories that affected Taiwan over the past seven days.

H Henry Chang, Principal at Baker McKenzie, will serve as chairman of the ECCT’s board of directors in 2025. Chang was elected to serve as chairman by the new board of directors at their first meeting following the chamber’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). Also at the meeting, Chairman Chang nominated John Winter, Country Manager of Robert Walters, to serve as Vice Chairman and his nomination was approved by the board. The 2025 boards of 15 directors and 5 supervisors were voted into office at the AGM by ECCT members (please see below for a full list of directors and supervisors).

Efforts are being made in many countries to "reshore", "friend-shore" or even completely decouple supply chains but results have been mixed at best and come at great cost. Whatever the political or economic motivation, to what extent is deglobalisation even possible and can its benefits ever outweigh its disruptive effects?  

By Darryl Lupton

Significant developments over the past month: Ko Wen-je investigation continues, Taiwan congratulates US election winner, Legislative Yuan budget impasse resolved, and more…

By Ross Darrell Feingold

Hydrogen's use in industry, transportation, power generation and storage could play a significant role in the transition to net zero but not without trade-offs and economies of scale

By Bart Linssen

Social media companies are using our data to sell us stuff. Is there anything we can do about it?

By Paul Shelton