Given that there are so many lonely engineers here in Taiwan, I guess $200,000 - $300,000 NTD isn't bad for a bride. That amounts to roughly $10K CDN. But really, does that mean you're getting someone you want to spend the rest of your life with? I wonder how many of these marriages end in divorce.

"There are 350,000 foreign brides in Taiwan, accounting for 20 percent of all newly-weds." Now that's pretty crazy. Will Taiwan become Asia's Melting Pot? If so, I think this puts Taiwan in a really bad position. Based on my assumption that women who agree to this type of marriage are likely of a lesser educational and socio-economical background, the influx of such brides will only pull down the over-all civility of Taiwanese society. This will most probably invoke racism (usually done "behind the back" Taiwanese style) towards these brides and their countries, creating stereotypes that aren't necessarily true. Just like how we might think all Taiwanese people are rich, based on what we see in Vancouver. Not to mention that more immigrants would further saturate an already saturated Taiwanese population. This island is only so big.