We are also planning to get a foothold in Canada and India in the future. We have just sent two people to conduct an on-site evaluation in Mumbai and Delhi in India. Our US subsidiary is opening more branches next year on the top of the current five outlets across the country.
Our expansion of overseas networks is tied to providing our Taiwanese corporate clients with global financial services. We have seen decent returns from our overseas operations -- income increased 25.63 percent this year over last year.
Q: Since the bank has set up a representative office in Shanghai, what is your blueprint for China's market?
Chang: We do have a plan for the Greater Chinese markets that comprises Taiwan, Hong Kong and Vietnam, and have identified hundreds of key customers to be closely tracked in order to boost our business in this aspect.



