China's rapid AI adoption is causing significant job losses, particularly among young workers, as government policies accelerate AI integration across industries. Youth unemployment is roughly three times the national average, with mid-level coders and workers in automation-vulnerable sectors most affected. While AI boosts productivity, concerns grow over employment disruption and social stability, though some legal rulings have protected workers displaced by AI.
UBI Taiwan will host the Indo-Pacific Basic Income Summit 2027 in Taipei, bringing together international researchers, policymakers, businesses, youth, and civil society to discuss basic income, AI and labor transformation, youth economic security, and future social protection. The summit aims to facilitate cross-sector dialogue and explore how Taiwan's experience with unconditional cash transfers can inform long-term income security and social safety net policies. It also seeks to position basic income as a key public policy topic for discussion ahead of Taiwan's 2028 elections.
UBI Taiwan presented Taiwan's experience with universal basic income (UBI) at the 2026 BIEN Congress in Toronto, sharing research and case studies on youth basic income, local experiments, corporate partnerships, and AI governance. The team emphasized the potential of UBI as a social safety net and announced plans to transform into a policy-oriented think tank. Additionally, UBI Taiwan plans to host the Indo-Pacific Basic Income Summit in 2027 to continue global policy dialogue and bring international insights back to Taiwan.
