While attending the 2019 Lunar New Year reception for China-based Taiwanese firms on the morning of February 11, President Tsai Ing-wen stated that the government is adapting to changes in global economic and trade conditions by actively expanding domestic demand, providing full assistance to Taiwanese firms based in mainland China looking to come back and invest in Taiwan, and working to vigorously market Taiwan and help Taiwanese companies to build up a stronger presence worldwide. Commenting