China's 10 Pro-Taiwan Measures are 'United Front' Tactics, 'Full of Risks,' says MAC
In response to 10 measures announced by China to promote cross-strait exchanges, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) criticized them as 'part of a united front campaign aimed at creating division.' It warned that these measures come with political preconditions and are extremely risky.
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Regarding the so-called '10 measures to promote cross-strait exchange and cooperation' unilaterally announced by the CCP today, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated in a press release this afternoon that Beijing is bypassing the democratically elected government, 'KMT-CCP-izing' and 'One-China-framing' cross-strait relations. It uses the so-called '1992 Consensus' and 'anti-independence' as political prerequisites for cross-strait interactions, with 'integration and unification' as the goal, deliberately 'treating Taiwan with segmentation' for united front and divisive purposes.
The 'Xi-Cheng meeting' and the so-called '10 measures to promote cross-strait exchange and cooperation,' like all past unverifiable 'pro-Taiwan measures,' are merely political transactions between the KMT and the CCP, with the costs borne by the entire populace.
The MAC reminded that any cross-strait affairs involving public authority must be negotiated between the two governments on the premise of equality and dignity to be effective and truly protect the rights, interests, and welfare of the people. Any 'normalized communication mechanisms' or 'exchange platforms' established by the KMT and CCP that bypass national public authority must not violate legal regulations.
The MAC pointed out that historical experience proves that Beijing's various so-called economic 'concessions' are often unilaterally revoked or suspended for various trumped-up reasons, causing immense losses to Taiwan's farmers, fishermen, and industries. Its so-called 'unilateral concessions' are just sugar-coated poison packaged as a 'gift bag.' What the people have collectively experienced is its use of trade and economy as 'economic coercion,' highlighting the 'nurture, entrap, slaughter' nature that harms national and industrial interests.
The MAC said that the CCP weaponizes, instrumentalizes, and politicizes cross-strait exchanges. Various policy openings face the 'uncertainty' of possible suspension at any time and the 'selective' operation of being open only to specific groups or individuals.
The measures announced by the Chinese side this time, such as the import of agricultural and fishery products, registration of food enterprises, and the resumption of some passenger flights and independent tourist travel to Taiwan, have been opened and canceled intermittently over the past years. The same operation is now being repeated, offering no institutional protection for Taiwan's industries, farmers, fishermen, and citizens' rights, and is fraught with high risks.
The MAC emphasized that the CCP claims to promote the normalization of cross-strait direct passenger flights, to advance 'water, electricity, gas, and bridge connections' for Kinmen and Matsu, and even proposes 'supporting Kinmen's use of Xiamen's new airport.' However, such matters involving cross-border infrastructure, flight safety, customs and quarantine, and personnel exchanges involve core national security and the exercise of government public authority, and must be evaluated and participated in by competent government authorities and formally negotiated between the two governments.
The MAC stated that the government supports healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges. However, under the core goal of ensuring national and public interests, no exchange measures should be attached with political preconditions and purposes, nor should they become bargaining chips for the political transactions of a specific political party; the opposition party should also avoid cooperating with such operations.
The MAC also called on the Beijing authorities to face the objective fact that the two sides of the strait are not subordinate to each other, to face the existence of the Republic of China, and to promptly resume normal communication and dialogue with Taiwan's legitimate, democratically elected government. (Editor: Chou Hui-ying) 1150412
The 'Xi-Cheng meeting' and the so-called '10 measures to promote cross-strait exchange and cooperation,' like all past unverifiable 'pro-Taiwan measures,' are merely political transactions between the KMT and the CCP, with the costs borne by the entire populace.
The MAC reminded that any cross-strait affairs involving public authority must be negotiated between the two governments on the premise of equality and dignity to be effective and truly protect the rights, interests, and welfare of the people. Any 'normalized communication mechanisms' or 'exchange platforms' established by the KMT and CCP that bypass national public authority must not violate legal regulations.
The MAC pointed out that historical experience proves that Beijing's various so-called economic 'concessions' are often unilaterally revoked or suspended for various trumped-up reasons, causing immense losses to Taiwan's farmers, fishermen, and industries. Its so-called 'unilateral concessions' are just sugar-coated poison packaged as a 'gift bag.' What the people have collectively experienced is its use of trade and economy as 'economic coercion,' highlighting the 'nurture, entrap, slaughter' nature that harms national and industrial interests.
The MAC said that the CCP weaponizes, instrumentalizes, and politicizes cross-strait exchanges. Various policy openings face the 'uncertainty' of possible suspension at any time and the 'selective' operation of being open only to specific groups or individuals.
The measures announced by the Chinese side this time, such as the import of agricultural and fishery products, registration of food enterprises, and the resumption of some passenger flights and independent tourist travel to Taiwan, have been opened and canceled intermittently over the past years. The same operation is now being repeated, offering no institutional protection for Taiwan's industries, farmers, fishermen, and citizens' rights, and is fraught with high risks.
The MAC emphasized that the CCP claims to promote the normalization of cross-strait direct passenger flights, to advance 'water, electricity, gas, and bridge connections' for Kinmen and Matsu, and even proposes 'supporting Kinmen's use of Xiamen's new airport.' However, such matters involving cross-border infrastructure, flight safety, customs and quarantine, and personnel exchanges involve core national security and the exercise of government public authority, and must be evaluated and participated in by competent government authorities and formally negotiated between the two governments.
The MAC stated that the government supports healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges. However, under the core goal of ensuring national and public interests, no exchange measures should be attached with political preconditions and purposes, nor should they become bargaining chips for the political transactions of a specific political party; the opposition party should also avoid cooperating with such operations.
The MAC also called on the Beijing authorities to face the objective fact that the two sides of the strait are not subordinate to each other, to face the existence of the Republic of China, and to promptly resume normal communication and dialogue with Taiwan's legitimate, democratically elected government. (Editor: Chou Hui-ying) 1150412