Reference News Network, March 20 report: According to the Taiwan Mei Hua News on March 17, the Kuomintang Legislative Institution faction held a press conference titled "Come to Taiwan for fake study, real work! Comprehensive rectification! Eliminate black labor!" on March 17, sharply criticizing the "New Southward Talent Policy" of the Taiwanese authorities as a 10-year dream that turned into nothing, with Taiwan changing from an "island of study" to an "island of study and work." Secretary-General Lin Peixiang, Chief Deputy Secretary-General Xu Yuzhen, legislator Ke Zhien, and Huang Jianbin attended.
Lin Peixiang stated that recent media reports revealed that the "New Southward Talent Policy" proposed during Tsai Ing-wen's administration aimed to attract Southeast Asian students to study in Taiwan, cultivate talents, and deepen exchanges, but it was found to be a 10-year fraud. Taiwan has transformed from an "island of study" to an "island of study and work," with many overseas students coming to study in Taiwan becoming cheap foreign laborers filling positions in restaurants, hotels, and factories.
Ke Zhien stated that the issue of "fake study, real work" for students coming to Taiwan has been a concern for 10 years. A slogan has long spread in Southeast Asia: "If you want to work, go to Taiwan," with studying no longer being the main purpose. As a result, Taiwan has become a place where educational resources are abused, and the exploitation of student workers is notorious.
According to another report by the Central News Agency in Taiwan on March 17, the Kuomintang Legislative Institution faction stated on March 17 that the "New Southward Talent Policy" has been implemented for 10 years but has now become a "chain of interest" between intermediaries, some mid-to-late private schools, and companies. Students coming to Taiwan have turned into those who come to work, and the faction called on the authorities to comprehensively review the current system.
The Kuomintang faction held a press conference on March 17. Lin Peixiang, the faction's secretary-general, said that in order to promote the so-called "New Southward Talent Policy," the authorities invested 4.2 billion New Taiwan dollars (approximately 924 million RMB — note from this site), but many mid-to-late private schools treated these international students as a lifeline. A chain of interests formed among intermediaries, schools, and enterprises, with recruitment slogans being euphemistically called "studying in Taiwan," but many people actually ended up working in Taiwan.
Kuomintang legislator Ke Zhien stated that after 10 years, it's time to thoroughly review the "New Southward Talent Policy."
Original: toutiao.com/article/7619244663823745555/
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