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Poor English proficiency among Taiwanese workers in general creates hiring difficulties for American companies in Taiwan, the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taipei said Thursday.

Despite offering high salaries, many American companies based in Taiwan face problems finding suitable people to fill vacancies that require English language skills, AmCham Chairman Thomas Fann said in a news conference.

In some cases, the hiring process can take as long as a year, which causes severe damage to the companies in question, Fann said.

http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201401090023.aspx

I'm surprised that AmCham are surprised that Taiwanese graduates can't speak English. Many of the students that attend universities in Taiwan don't even have a firm grasp of their own language, let alone a second language! Why not import Filipinos to do the job? Their English skills are the best in Asia.