Changes in key ministers raised the question if the financial-industry reform will continue.
Chen is irritating the island's biggest ally by refusing the U.S. government's appeal, making Taiwan even more vulnerable to political and military pressure from China.
Hon Hai is Taiwan's leading electronics maker for a good reason. It supplies parts or assembles just about every hot consumer electronic product.
The clarification made yesterday's panic selling look silly. Investors may have overestimated Chen's toughness on China.
