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Political Center / Full Report
The 15 Asia-Pacific countries formally signed the “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)”, and the world’s largest free trade zone led by China was born. Faced with Taiwan’s inability to join, former President Ma Ying-jeou used this to re-reference the “Cross-Strait Trade in Services Agreement” during his tenure. “, claiming to have been maliciously blocked by the Sunflower Student Movement. Even Camp Blue requires President Tsai Ing-wen to kick, and Tsai Ing-wen officially replied earlier:” You can’t put all your eggs in the same basket as in the past. “The irony is strong enough!
▲ President Tsai Ing-wen told RCEP: “You cannot put all your eggs in the same basket that you made in the past.” (Photo / Obtained from Facebook of Tsai Ing-wen)
Tsai Ing-wen said that regarding the RCEP issue, the responsible ruler should inform the people about the development of the international economic and trade situation and make a correct design for Taiwan. “We cannot put all of our eggs in the same basket as we have in the past, so we have tried many ways to open up more opportunities for Taiwan. Looking back, when the opposition party claimed that cross-strait relations were the best, not Taiwan. Therefore, after Beijing’s goodwill has progressed into RCEP’s share, Taiwan’s economy has run into trouble due to its over-reliance on the single market. “
Therefore, Tsai Ing-wen believes that in the face of China’s unreasonable withdrawal from Taiwan’s international involvement, the way to respond is not to submit, much less accept unreasonable conditions, but to continue to strengthen and find breakthrough. Products from Taiwan have long faced competition in the markets of RCEP member states. He also mentioned that either the government or the industry, “we have already deployed it in advance and we have made adjustments.”
Tsai Ing-wen mentioned that more than 70% of Taiwan’s exports to RCEP member states are zero tariffs. For some industries that may be affected by tariffs, such as machinery, plastics, steel, textiles and other industries, most of China’s products exclude Japan and South Korea from tax cuts, or use gradual reductions for more than 10 years. The short-term impact is limited. Furthermore, Tsai Ing-wen also noted that “We have helped the industry to actively deploy in ASEAN countries through the new southbound policy. Along with improving industrial competitiveness, the import quota of Taiwanese products in the major ASEAN countries is growing gradually. “
Tsai Ing-wen emphasized that we are also actively striving to achieve various international economic and trade cooperations, and have begun to promote the systematic transformation and improvement of the national economy, so that Taiwan has gone from being a dependency to an indispensable role in the world. “At the recently concluded APEC annual ministerial meeting, Taiwan jointly participated in the elaboration of its post-2020 economic vision. The Taiwanese delegation is also about to launch the” Taiwan-US Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue “to deepen Taiwan-United States economic and trade cooperation. Faced with the challenge of the epidemic, Taiwan’s overall economy continues to grow steadily. Both the total amount of investment in Taiwan and the Taiwan stock index continue to set records. “All this shows that the people of Taiwan have vision and confidence. I will also lead the country and join forces to win the International Cup. “
