I actually been to taipei
Just last christmas, I was doing biz there.
I must say that it is the most crazy moped place I've ever seen.
as for your Wiki ref:Chiang Kai-shek Memorial, I was there as well.
Taipei wants to be independent but the rest of the world said no and so it's under china rule and all of the billboards, magazines, and television are censored by china.
as for how easy is it be a company there, just plop down $100 USD and your incorporated. You are now a official company of china.
you can buy a clone of anything, hard drives full of rip DVDs, software, watches, diamonds, etc. very corrupt place.
I like this Asia Global, they are great at PRs and dodging SEC bullets.
just don't believe it too long, or you'll be like the guys/girls at USXP who lost their shirt today.
If it wasn't for everybody manipulating the market, there wouldn't be a stock market at all.