China Proposes 10 Measures Regarding Taiwan; MAC Urges Businesses to Stand with Government
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) called on domestic business groups not to be used as tools to pressure the government in response to China's newly proposed 10 measures for Taiwan, warning that the measures are politically motivated to divide Taiwan.
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(CNA Reporter Chang Shu-ling, Shanghai, 19th) Some industry groups plan to hold a press conference tomorrow to express their views on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 10 measures regarding Taiwan. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) today reiterated its call for the industry to refuse being used as a tool to pressure the government, urging them to stand with the government and jointly demand that the other side stop political manipulation and start negotiations with the Taiwanese government as soon as possible.
According to media reports, in response to mainland China's announcement of 10 measures related to Taiwan, Hsu Shu-po, Chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce, will hold a press conference on the 20th and mobilize representatives from seven major trade unions and associations to pressure the government.
The MAC stated through a press release today that these 10 Taiwan-related measures attempt to bypass the government's public authority. Essentially, they are a political deal privately negotiated between the Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Communist Party, which cannot truly protect the interests of industries and the well-being of the people. In particular, the export of Taiwan's agricultural and fishery products to mainland China requires the "1992 Consensus" and "opposition to Taiwan independence" as political prerequisites, which is clearly an attempt to carry out United Front tactics and internal division against Taiwan, intending to use differential treatment toward businesses and various counties and cities to conduct political manipulation and influence domestic elections.
The MAC noted that given the CCP's 10 measures have "politicized, instrumentalized, and weaponized" simple economic and trade exchange measures, and that most of these measures have been subject to political manipulation in the past—sometimes opening, sometimes banning—the government naturally has the responsibility to ensure that Taiwan's economy and industries do not fall into structural risks again, and to prevent cross-strait economic and trade measures from being used as tools for United Front division, political manipulation, and election interference.
The MAC also reminded the public that in recent years, China's economy has faced a severe imbalance and a high risk of continued decline, with many Taiwanese and foreign businesses successively withdrawing from mainland China. However, the CCP authorities' Taiwan-related measures still attempt to "use business to pressure politics," enticing business operators, dividing Taiwan internally, extending their public authority to Taiwan, and accelerating the process of "integrating Taiwan" and "unification." Citizens and business operators should not be deceived again.
The MAC said that the government will certainly address and handle the reasonable demands and related interests of business operators head-on. However, it also calls on all industries, based on considerations of overall economic and industrial interests, not to echo the CCP anymore and to refuse to be used as a tool to pressure the government.
The press release concluded by stating that only if the industry stands with the government to jointly call for and demand that the other side stop political manipulation, recognize the existence of the Taiwanese government's public authority, and start negotiations with the Taiwanese government as soon as possible, can the interests of the industry and agricultural and fishery workers be truly protected, ensuring the healthy and orderly development of cross-strait exchanges.
Following Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun's recent delegation visit to China and meeting with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping, Song Tao, Director of the Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Central Committee, announced 10 Taiwan-related measures on the 12th.
Some of these measures mainly involve exchanges between the CCP and the KMT, while several others are ones the Chinese side intends to promote but clearly require prior consultation with the Taiwanese side, such as "promoting the comprehensive restoration of the normalization of cross-strait air passenger direct flights" and "promoting the coastal areas of Fujian, under suitable conditions," to have "water, electricity, gas, and bridge connections, etc." with Kinmen and Matsu.
In addition, there are measures such as establishing a communication mechanism on the political foundation of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing Taiwan independence, to provide convenience for Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products that meet inspection and quarantine standards to enter the mainland; and supporting Taiwan's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises to explore the mainland market in accordance with laws and regulations. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang) 1150419
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(CNA Reporter Chang Shu-ling, Shanghai, 19th) Some industry groups plan to hold a press conference tomorrow to express their views on the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) 10 measures regarding Taiwan. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) today reiterated its call for the industry to refuse being used as a tool to pressure the government, urging them to stand with the government and jointly demand that the other side stop political manipulation and start negotiations with the Taiwanese government as soon as possible.
According to media reports, in response to mainland China's announcement of 10 measures related to Taiwan, Hsu Shu-po, Chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce, will hold a press conference on the 20th and mobilize representatives from seven major trade unions and associations to pressure the government.
The MAC stated through a press release today that these 10 Taiwan-related measures attempt to bypass the government's public authority. Essentially, they are a political deal privately negotiated between the Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Communist Party, which cannot truly protect the interests of industries and the well-being of the people. In particular, the export of Taiwan's agricultural and fishery products to mainland China requires the "1992 Consensus" and "opposition to Taiwan independence" as political prerequisites, which is clearly an attempt to carry out United Front tactics and internal division against Taiwan, intending to use differential treatment toward businesses and various counties and cities to conduct political manipulation and influence domestic elections.
The MAC noted that given the CCP's 10 measures have "politicized, instrumentalized, and weaponized" simple economic and trade exchange measures, and that most of these measures have been subject to political manipulation in the past—sometimes opening, sometimes banning—the government naturally has the responsibility to ensure that Taiwan's economy and industries do not fall into structural risks again, and to prevent cross-strait economic and trade measures from being used as tools for United Front division, political manipulation, and election interference.
The MAC also reminded the public that in recent years, China's economy has faced a severe imbalance and a high risk of continued decline, with many Taiwanese and foreign businesses successively withdrawing from mainland China. However, the CCP authorities' Taiwan-related measures still attempt to "use business to pressure politics," enticing business operators, dividing Taiwan internally, extending their public authority to Taiwan, and accelerating the process of "integrating Taiwan" and "unification." Citizens and business operators should not be deceived again.
The MAC said that the government will certainly address and handle the reasonable demands and related interests of business operators head-on. However, it also calls on all industries, based on considerations of overall economic and industrial interests, not to echo the CCP anymore and to refuse to be used as a tool to pressure the government.
The press release concluded by stating that only if the industry stands with the government to jointly call for and demand that the other side stop political manipulation, recognize the existence of the Taiwanese government's public authority, and start negotiations with the Taiwanese government as soon as possible, can the interests of the industry and agricultural and fishery workers be truly protected, ensuring the healthy and orderly development of cross-strait exchanges.
Following Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairperson Cheng Li-wun's recent delegation visit to China and meeting with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping, Song Tao, Director of the Taiwan Work Office of the CCP Central Committee, announced 10 Taiwan-related measures on the 12th.
Some of these measures mainly involve exchanges between the CCP and the KMT, while several others are ones the Chinese side intends to promote but clearly require prior consultation with the Taiwanese side, such as "promoting the comprehensive restoration of the normalization of cross-strait air passenger direct flights" and "promoting the coastal areas of Fujian, under suitable conditions," to have "water, electricity, gas, and bridge connections, etc." with Kinmen and Matsu.
In addition, there are measures such as establishing a communication mechanism on the political foundation of adhering to the "1992 Consensus" and opposing Taiwan independence, to provide convenience for Taiwanese agricultural and fishery products that meet inspection and quarantine standards to enter the mainland; and supporting Taiwan's micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises to explore the mainland market in accordance with laws and regulations. (Editor: Chiu Kuo-chiang) 1150419
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