Economics

Taiwan Dodges the Worst Economic Impacts of Coronavirus

An employee observes a shipping container being lifted by a gantry crane at the Port of Kaohsiung in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Photographer: Billy H.C. Kwok/Bloomberg

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Taiwan’s export-dependent economy shrugged off some of the effects of the coronavirus outbreak and kept expanding, although with the global economy in recession its unclear how long that can last.