Random poster on HN is not sure... what a surprise, hah! I was there working at a systems integration company that was feeling the impact of the legal changes around IP. They were huge news. At the same time the election process had just opened up because the previously iron-fisted ruling KMT party finally caved to pressure to transition things out of an era where they insisted the government had to be on a war footing, to a new era that included allowing other parties to truly run (and win!) not just in theory, but in practice. Exciting times.