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Taiwan
  • Imports from Taiwan A$3,864 million
  • Exports to Taiwan A$8,692 million
  • Capital Taipei
  • Official Language Mandarin
  • Surface Area 36,000 sq km
  • Population 23.2 million

Market profile

Latest news

Media releases
Preparing for the Asian Century (Ministerial)
14 May 2013
The Gillard Government is providing an additional $84.6 million over four years to Australian universities, some of which will give students more opportunity to study an Asian language.
Media releases
Austrade briefs Parliamentarians on Asian Century opportunities (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade)
18 Mar 2013
Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, the Hon Kelvin Thomson MP, today hosted an information session for Senators and Members with Austrade's Asia-based Trade Commissioners.
Speeches
Trade Opportunities in the Asian Century - Address to Austrade's briefing to parliamentarians (Parliamentary Secretary for Trade)
18 Mar 2013
Address to Austrade's briefing to parliamentarians, 18 March 2013, Australian Parliamentary Secretary for Trade, The Hon Kelvin Thomson MP.
Latest from Austrade
Austrade offers insight sessions on trade opportunities in the Asian Century
5 Mar 2013
The Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) will hold briefings in state capitals on trade opportunities in the Asian Century.
Media releases
Government opens Asian Century business grants (Ministerial)
1 Mar 2013
The Gillard Government today took another step in helping business capitalise on opportunities in Asia by calling on expressions of interests in the $6 million Asian Century Business Engagement Plan.

Doing Business

Austrade’s business development specialists have prepared a range of market profiles that offer potential to assist in your exporting investigations. Austrade’s in-market teams have identified opportunities for Australian exporters in various industries (see profiled industries on the right side of this page).

More information on doing business in Taiwan

Country Profile

Content supplied by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

  • ECONOMIC CLIMATE
    Taiwan experienced strong economic growth after the global financial crisis; however with renewed global uncertainty Taiwan’s economy is expected to shrink further.
    » read more at DFAT
  • POLITICAL CLIMATE
    The central government consists of the Office of the President and five branches.
    » read more at DFAT
  • TRADE RELATIONS
    Australia does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan; however, this has not prevented the development of a broad based and healthy relationship.
    » read more at DFAT

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