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Students ride bicycles on campus at the National Taiwan University in Taipei on August 15, 2011. Taiwan is facing its worst ever "brain drain", with outdated laws and red tape causing the tech-savvy island to lose out to competitors in the global race to attract talent, academics warned August 15. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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