China Proposes 10 Measures; MOEA: Taiwan Continues to Integrate with the World, No Need to Rely on China
In response to China's 10 measures for Taiwan, Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs stated that Taiwan's economy has successfully forged its own path, significantly reducing its investment and export reliance on China while strengthening ties with global markets.
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- 📰 Published: April 19, 2026 at 19:02
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(CNA Reporter Tseng Chih-yi, Taipei, 19th) Following the announcement of 10 measures for Taiwan by China after the "Zheng-Xi meeting," the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) stated that in recent years, Taiwan's economy has gradually forged its own path. Taiwan will continue to develop the Five Trusted Industries and the AI Top Ten Constructions according to its own goals, closely integrating with the world, without needing to turn back and rely on China.
In response to the 10 beneficial measures for Taiwan recently proposed by China, the Department of Comprehensive Planning of the MOEA stated through a press release today that Taiwan's economic performance has been stellar in recent years. According to the latest forecast by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 10, 2026, Taiwan's GDP economic growth rate for 2026 is projected to be 7.6%. This is not only the highest among newly advanced economies in Asia, exceeding Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, but also higher than China's GDP economic growth rate of 4.6%.
The MOEA pointed out that Taiwan's investment in China (including Hong Kong) has dropped steadily from 14.62 billion USD in 2010, accounting for 83.8% of the total outbound investment that year, down to 1.873 billion USD in 2025, accounting for just 4.69% of the total. The proportion of Taiwan's exports to China has dropped from 40.1% in 2016 to only 26.6% in 2025. This shows that the interest of Taiwanese businesspeople in investing and trading in China has successively declined to historical lows.
The MOEA stated that China has launched so-called "beneficial measures for Taiwan" since 2018, and this is now the fourth wave. The content has shrunk from opening Taiwan's participation in the high-end manufacturing of "Made in China 2025" down to merely "newly establishing small commodity trading markets in areas with appropriate conditions." Taiwanese businesses have reacted coldly, suggesting that it is neither attractive to Taiwanese factories nor truly "beneficial to Taiwan," evidently showing that China's attempts to use economic strategies to influence Taiwan's politics are ineffective.
Regarding Taiwan's future international economic and trade expansion, the MOEA emphasized that Taiwan will follow its own goals, continuously developing the Five Trusted Industries and AI Top Ten Constructions, while also taking care of the development of domestic micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and promoting domestic demand growth.
The MOEA pointed out that Taiwan has not only established US-Taiwan cooperation mechanisms by signing the Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD), the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade (ART), MOUs on investment cooperation, and the Silicon Island Declaration with the United States, but has also established mechanisms with the European Union such as the Trade and Investment Dialogue (TID) and the Industrial Policy Dialogue (IPD).
The MOEA stated that due to the elevation of its trade status with economic partners in recent years, Taiwan is currently strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations with advanced countries such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Singapore. Taiwan's economy has gradually carved out its own path, integrating with the world and not turning back.
As for feedback from some business operators that post-pandemic exports of goods to China often face customs delays due to excessive forms and slow processes, the MOEA stated that businesses must stand with the government to jointly urge and demand that China abandon all operations attached with political purposes, so as to truly remove barriers to exporting goods to China and promote healthy and orderly cross-strait trade. (Editor: Lin Ke-lun) 1150419
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(CNA Reporter Tseng Chih-yi, Taipei, 19th) Following the announcement of 10 measures for Taiwan by China after the "Zheng-Xi meeting," the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) stated that in recent years, Taiwan's economy has gradually forged its own path. Taiwan will continue to develop the Five Trusted Industries and the AI Top Ten Constructions according to its own goals, closely integrating with the world, without needing to turn back and rely on China.
In response to the 10 beneficial measures for Taiwan recently proposed by China, the Department of Comprehensive Planning of the MOEA stated through a press release today that Taiwan's economic performance has been stellar in recent years. According to the latest forecast by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on April 10, 2026, Taiwan's GDP economic growth rate for 2026 is projected to be 7.6%. This is not only the highest among newly advanced economies in Asia, exceeding Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong, but also higher than China's GDP economic growth rate of 4.6%.
The MOEA pointed out that Taiwan's investment in China (including Hong Kong) has dropped steadily from 14.62 billion USD in 2010, accounting for 83.8% of the total outbound investment that year, down to 1.873 billion USD in 2025, accounting for just 4.69% of the total. The proportion of Taiwan's exports to China has dropped from 40.1% in 2016 to only 26.6% in 2025. This shows that the interest of Taiwanese businesspeople in investing and trading in China has successively declined to historical lows.
The MOEA stated that China has launched so-called "beneficial measures for Taiwan" since 2018, and this is now the fourth wave. The content has shrunk from opening Taiwan's participation in the high-end manufacturing of "Made in China 2025" down to merely "newly establishing small commodity trading markets in areas with appropriate conditions." Taiwanese businesses have reacted coldly, suggesting that it is neither attractive to Taiwanese factories nor truly "beneficial to Taiwan," evidently showing that China's attempts to use economic strategies to influence Taiwan's politics are ineffective.
Regarding Taiwan's future international economic and trade expansion, the MOEA emphasized that Taiwan will follow its own goals, continuously developing the Five Trusted Industries and AI Top Ten Constructions, while also taking care of the development of domestic micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises and promoting domestic demand growth.
The MOEA pointed out that Taiwan has not only established US-Taiwan cooperation mechanisms by signing the Economic Prosperity Partnership Dialogue (EPPD), the US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade (ART), MOUs on investment cooperation, and the Silicon Island Declaration with the United States, but has also established mechanisms with the European Union such as the Trade and Investment Dialogue (TID) and the Industrial Policy Dialogue (IPD).
The MOEA stated that due to the elevation of its trade status with economic partners in recent years, Taiwan is currently strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations with advanced countries such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Singapore. Taiwan's economy has gradually carved out its own path, integrating with the world and not turning back.
As for feedback from some business operators that post-pandemic exports of goods to China often face customs delays due to excessive forms and slow processes, the MOEA stated that businesses must stand with the government to jointly urge and demand that China abandon all operations attached with political purposes, so as to truly remove barriers to exporting goods to China and promote healthy and orderly cross-strait trade. (Editor: Lin Ke-lun) 1150419
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