China's 10 Taiwan-Related Measures Criticized by Executive Yuan as 'Instrumentalizing Exchanges, Weaponizing Economy and Trade'
China announced 10 policy measures concerning Taiwan after KMT Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen's visit to mainland China. These measures include resuming individual travel for Shanghai and Fujian residents to Taiwan, normalizing cross-Strait air passenger flights, and supporting Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products in China's exhibitions. However, Taiwan's Executive Yuan criticized these actions as 'instrumentalizing exchanges and weaponizing economy and trade,' united front tactics.
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Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wen concluded her visit to mainland China this afternoon and returned to Taiwan. This morning, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee announced several policy measures concerning Taiwan. These include promoting the resumption of individual travel for residents of Shanghai and Fujian Province to Taiwan, pushing for the full normalization of direct cross-Strait air passenger flights, supporting Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products to participate in various exhibitions in mainland China to expand sales channels, and supporting Taiwanese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to open up the mainland market in accordance with laws and regulations.
Through a press release, Li Hui-chih pointed out that most of these so-called "10 measures to promote cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation" have, in the past, been opened and closed by Beijing for various fabricated reasons, causing deep harm to the rights and interests of Taiwanese industries and farmers and fishermen. Past experience has repeatedly shown that such highly uncertain and selective practices, such as adjusting or suspending openness at any time, or providing differential treatment only to specific targets, are merely united front tactics that instrumentalize exchanges and weaponize economy and trade. The people and industries of Taiwan clearly understand this.
Li Hui-chih stated that the government supports healthy and orderly cross-Strait exchanges that adhere to principles of equality and dignity. The government will conduct overall risk assessments and gatekeeping for various cross-Strait exchanges to ensure that these arrangements will not impact Taiwan's economic structure and industrial composition.
Li Hui-chih further noted that all items involving government public power should be negotiated through existing mechanisms between the governments of both sides, without any political preconditions, and handled in accordance with market mechanisms and international norms. If China truly intends to change its past practices and engage in healthy and orderly interaction with Taiwan on the basis of equality, dignity, and predictability, that would be the best way to build mutual trust across the Strait.
Through a press release, Li Hui-chih pointed out that most of these so-called "10 measures to promote cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation" have, in the past, been opened and closed by Beijing for various fabricated reasons, causing deep harm to the rights and interests of Taiwanese industries and farmers and fishermen. Past experience has repeatedly shown that such highly uncertain and selective practices, such as adjusting or suspending openness at any time, or providing differential treatment only to specific targets, are merely united front tactics that instrumentalize exchanges and weaponize economy and trade. The people and industries of Taiwan clearly understand this.
Li Hui-chih stated that the government supports healthy and orderly cross-Strait exchanges that adhere to principles of equality and dignity. The government will conduct overall risk assessments and gatekeeping for various cross-Strait exchanges to ensure that these arrangements will not impact Taiwan's economic structure and industrial composition.
Li Hui-chih further noted that all items involving government public power should be negotiated through existing mechanisms between the governments of both sides, without any political preconditions, and handled in accordance with market mechanisms and international norms. If China truly intends to change its past practices and engage in healthy and orderly interaction with Taiwan on the basis of equality, dignity, and predictability, that would be the best way to build mutual trust across the Strait.