Does Jover Laurio Know How Taiwan Became Prosperous In Contrast To The Philippines?

Well it turns out that Jover Laurio is currently in Taiwan and there's a picture of her at the Chiang Kai Shek memorial. She went to the Chiang Kai Shek memorial and posted the following in her blog:

 The characters behind Chiang’s statue read “Ethics”, “Democracy”, and “Science”, and the inscriptions on the side read “The purpose of life is to improve the general life of humanity” and “The meaning of life is to create and sustain subsequent lives in the universe”.”

Then she also wrote:

Napaka progressive ng Taiwan, malinis at mayaman sa kultura at kasaysayan. (Taiwan is so progressive, clean and rich in culture and history, translation mine)

I can recommend this sa inyo KaPAB kung gusto niyong magholiday outside Pinas. Di naman kailangan mag-apply ng visa to go to Taiwan. (I can recommend this to you all members of KaPB if you want to have a holiday outside the Philippines, you don't need to apply for a VISA to go to Taiwan., translation mine)

Now I'd like to ask the question to her (though hopefully it would be Stephen Sackur who would ask it) on whether or not she knows how Taiwan progressed into the state it is today. If she's still stuck with the oligarchy mindset then she is sadly mistaken. She's defending the Dilawans. She even wrongly blames TRAIN law for supposedly causing unemployment. If she says that it was protectionism that brought Taiwan to the place it is then she really doesn't deserve to visit the Chiang Kai Shek memorial!

Do you want to know how Taiwan progressed economically? Here's what Freedom for Economic Foundation says about Taiwan's economic policy:

In the past 30 years, the Republic of China has impressed the world with its long-term stability. There have been no social upheavals or crippling strikes, largely because both labor and management see greater benefits for all through cooperation and concession. Many foreign investors and traders have stated that such a favorable and stable climate can hardly be found elsewhere in the developing world. Thus, this favorable image is projected and perceived internationally, with a result that enhances domestic capital formation and both foreign investments and trade relations.

Taiwan is indeed a haven for foreign investors. If she thinks that 60/40 doesn't matter then she's dead wrong. She needs to answer on whether or not Taiwan has 60/40 or protectionist policy or not. Taiwan is a rich country in spite of being presidential because of the free trade policy. It doesn't endorse excessive restrictions towards foreign investors. But it seems that she still believes that economic protectionism is the key to progress. If she does then she should have bought tickets to Venezuela and North Korea instead of Taiwan which is a free market economy!