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Updated Wednesday, June 30, 2010 9:56 am TWN, The China Post news staff |
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ECFA signedWhen addressing a general meeting of the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce in Taipei, President Ma stressed that the signing of the landmark cross-strait trade pact shows that Taiwan and China can interact cooperatively and that therefore, peace and prosperity between both sides are also achievable. He said the ECFA is meaningful because it can make Taiwan more internationalized, institutionalized and can avoid marginalization. “It also shows that peace and prosperity between the two sides are not like roses in the sky,” Ma said. “We are able to touch them with our hands.” Countries that have been forced until now to choose only one side of the Taiwan Strait are now able to develop peaceful and prosperous relations with both sides at the same time, Ma said. He added that this is “a very important part of signing the ECFA.” The president described the ECFA as being like a vitamin, but not a panacea that can cure all ills. He said Taiwan still needs to focus on innovation to build up a positive environment for local businesses. Ma said local industries should transform China from a global factory to a global market, adding that more than 500 Taiwanese products — most of which are produced by competitive local small- and medium-sized companies — will be allowed tariff privileges in China. He also pointed out that if the ECFA takes effect from January 2011, Taiwanese banks — if proved to be profitable in China — will be able to operate Chinese yuan business from January 2012, which he said would be very important for Taiwan's financial industry. Ma expressed hope that foreign companies will become more willing to set up their regional operations headquarters in Taiwan and increase their investments here, and that more Taiwanese businessmen operating in China will choose Taiwan as their global headquarters. He urged both the ruling and opposition parties to take a more rational stance toward the trade pact and to avoid “unnecessary and pointless” objections. Comments June 30, 2010 the_alliance47@ Reply It's about time that Taiwan realizes that it needs to be part of the global economy. For the past decade, it has been marginalized itself and pushed itself towards obscurity, but this achievement shows that Taiwan is ready again to compete in the global marketplace. June 30, 2010 ociagc00@ "...the democracy is our strongest power..."however Ecfa seems to be the strongest power to push us forward?! June 30, 2010 biztru@ Taiwan island's people's greatest challenge may not be the mainland but those who aim to make an enemy out of the mainland people.It is astounding to find that some people view people, ideologies and things of the US and Japan more positively, favorably and superiorly than those of China even though there is little to separate the people on the mainland from the island where both share the same life philosophy except for political ideology. One difference out of life's many and destruction is trumpeted. Is such view flawed since the entire sequence of events is not considered except for those parts that serve certain interests? Were US and Japan fair and just throughout? When US evolved what happened to you Chinese people? The majority suffered because of bad national management. A country with a long history like China is bound to experience more severe bad patches than those with short history. It is flawed to just view China negatively as such. It is also unfair to penalize the present Chinese for a situation they inherited and are currently still trying to find their way out despite many foreigners ostracizing them. When a person looks down on their own kind it doesn't make that person a better one. One would have thought of helping than destroying them isn't it? June 30, 2010 cia-yes@ Choose yourself, globalization or localization. July 1, 2010 abcdef@ China = Global Economy?It remains to be seen if Taiwan will be able to sign FTAs with other countries freely. July 1, 2010 cigars898@ to biztru:You are astounding. Help me understand your naive understanding of history. Did you learn your history in China? You wrote "both share the same life philosophy except for political ideology." You make it sound like "life philosophy" and "political ideology" are very different from one another. You mean like, "I believe in God but I think it should be illegal to worship god." or " I wish I could read any book I wanted but I'm glad the government censors what I can read." We call those ideologies freedom of speech and freedom of religion, in case you didn't know. You wrote: "One difference out of life's many and destruction is trumpeted." How about the missiles China has pointed at Taiwan threatening our very existence. (I can hear you thinking, "Forget about that, it's just a little thing. They would never use them") You wrote: "The entire sequence of events is not considered." and "It is flawed to just view China negatively as such. It is also unfair to penalize the present Chinese for a situation they inherited and are currently still trying to find their way out despite many foreigners ostracizing them." Here's the difference between China and the Free World. Most of the countries have recognized their faults, apologized, tried to right their wrongs and tried not to make the same mistakes again. When has China EVER done that? eg Tienanmen what? Chairman Mao (how can you not love this guy?) Responsible for tens of millions of deaths. How does China distance themselves from this psycho and try to right his wrongs? They put his face on their money and walls. Did you miss one of those books? There are only about 20, thousand-page books documenting this monster. You need to learn your own history and not the one you were spoon-fed at school. You would think that the Chicoms would want to help Taiwan not destroy them. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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