Taiwanese public opinion pays attention to cross-strait economic and trade after the election and urges the authorities to deal with it pragmatically

　　China News Service, Taipei, February 6 (Xinhua) After the two elections in Taiwan, the direction of cross-strait economic and trade has attracted attention from all walks of life. Public opinion in Taiwan believes that the mainland is an important trading partner and the two sides of the Taiwan Strait should work hand in hand and cooperate for development. The DPP authorities should face issues such as the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) pragmatically and properly.

　　"The mainland is still an extremely important trading partner; cross-strait economic and trade division of labor is still an indispensable cooperation for Taiwan's industry." Taiwan's "Business Times" recently pointed out in an editorial article that for a long time, the mainland market has provided Taiwan with a huge trade volume and trade surplus. , Taiwan has also enhanced mainland China's status as the "world's factory".

　　Ding Kunhua, honorary president of the National Taiwan Compatriots Investment Enterprises Association, published an article in Taiwan's "China Times" column on the 6th, saying that in the face of a chaotic and divided global environment, the best way for both sides of the Taiwan Straits to respond is to "do addition". Only by cooperating with each other can we Only through common development can the economy improve and the people can share peace and prosperity.

　　"If the new administration really cares about the people of Taiwan, its top priority after taking office is to try to improve cross-Strait relations." Lin Zujia, adjunct professor of the Department of Economics at National Chengchi University, recently wrote an article on China Times News Network to remind that if the authorities cannot properly handle cross-Strait relations, economic and trade exchanges will be disrupted. The sharp decline has caused many problems such as shrinking people's income, restricted development, reduced employment and stagnant wages.

　　Another commentary article by Ding Kunhua also pointed out that in recent years, the mainland has accelerated the opening up of cross-strait exchanges and provided more development opportunities to Taiwanese businessmen, Taiwanese compatriots, and Taiwanese students. However, the DPP authorities have adopted exclusionary measures to hinder normal cross-strait exchanges. If the two sides of the Taiwan Strait cannot coexist peacefully, Taiwan's development space will be increasingly restricted. This is the most irrational and risky political strategy.

　　The prospects of ECFA have attracted much attention, and Taiwanese business people have urged the Democratic Progressive Party authorities to deal with it pragmatically and properly. A commentary article in Taiwan's "Business Times" mentioned that Taiwan's agricultural, fishery, machinery, textile and other products have previously enjoyed tariff concessions and other measures through the ECFA early harvest list, which is of great significance to Taiwan's industries not being overly concentrated in a few technology industries. It is also helpful to Increase employment in traditional industries and non-tech industries.

　　"If Taiwanese companies are unable to benefit from ECFA in the future, their first-mover advantage in the mainland market will be lost forever, and Taiwan's position in global economic and trade will also be eroded." Ding Kunhua pointed out with concern.

　　Miao Fengqiang, chairman of the Federation of Taiwan Industries, also recently stated that ECFA remains the most important "umbilical cord" for maintaining cross-strait economic and trade exchanges and industrial cooperation, providing an important cooperation platform for many cross-strait industries. He suggested that the Taiwan authorities ease cross-strait economic and trade tensions and create Negotiate space to sustain and advance ECFA.

　　Taiwanese businessman Dai Zhaoyang published an article in the February issue of "Observation" magazine titled "Abide by norms to resolve the cross-strait ECFA crisis" and pointed out that it is an irrefutable fact that Taiwan has set up trade barriers against the mainland, and the DPP authorities should abide by trade norms. In the face of changes in the global economic situation, concrete and pragmatic solutions should be developed to break the deadlock in cross-strait relations. Only in this way can we promote industrial upgrading and proactively deploy the global market. (over)