China News Service, March 27 (Xinhua) The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a regular press conference on March 27. Spokesperson Chen Binhua answered reporters' questions on recent cross-strait hot issues. Chen Binhua pointed out that the DPP authorities should face up to the mainstream public opinion on the island that they want peace rather than war, development rather than recession, exchanges rather than separation, and cooperation rather than confrontation. They should remove artificial obstacles and restrictions that undermine cross-strait exchanges and cooperation as soon as possible, and take measures that are conducive to The policy line for the peaceful development and integrated development of cross-Strait relations.
A reporter at the meeting asked: It has been more than 20 years since ECFA came into effect. Recently, on the tenth anniversary of the so-called "anti-service trade movement" on the island, there have been constant voices of reflection and review from all walks of life in Taiwan, and they have called on the Democratic Progressive Party, which is about to come to power, to The new team should seek policies and routes that are conducive to the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and effectively safeguard and enhance the interests and well-being of the island's industry and people. What is the spokesperson's comment on this?
In this regard, Chen Binhua said that since the ECFA and its early harvest plan came into effect, they have brought tangible benefits to industries on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially related industries and people in Taiwan, and have been widely recognized by the public. However, the products and services trade involved in the early harvest only account for a small part of cross-strait trade in goods and services. The two sides should have had substantive discussions on various goals in ECFA, such as trade in goods, trade in services, investment, economic cooperation, etc., and signed them separately. The effective implementation of the individual agreement will bring more benefits and greater development space to compatriots on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, especially Taiwanese people and enterprises. However, due to well-known reasons, the subsequent signing of the ECFA trade in services agreement has not come into effect, negotiations on the trade in goods agreement have been interrupted, and the implementation of the agreement has been affected. This is indeed a major setback and shortcoming for the development of Taiwan's economy and industry and the enhancement of people's interests.
Chen Binhua emphasized that the facts of the past ten years have made more and more Taiwanese people and companies realize that Taiwan will be better only if cross-strait relations are good, and only Taiwanese people and companies can obtain more benefits and benefits. The DPP authorities should face up to the mainstream public opinion on the island that they want peace not war, development not recession, exchanges not separation, cooperation not confrontation, remove artificial obstacles and restrictions that undermine cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation as soon as possible, and take measures that are conducive to the peace of cross-Strait relations. development and integrated development policy lines.