Responding to Chamber of Commerce Appeal, Taiwan Affairs Office: DPP Should Change Attitude Toward Cross-Strait Cooperation
In response to Taiwan's General Chamber of Commerce calling for the acceptance of China's 10 pro-Taiwan measures, China's TAO urged the DPP to change its attitude. Taiwan's MAC criticized the measures as political united front tactics.
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(Central News Agency reporter Lu Chia-jung, Beijing, 22nd) Regarding the press conference held by the General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China (ROCCOC) on the 20th on "The Industry's Views on Mainland China's Recent Pro-Taiwan Policies," Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhang Han stated that integration through exchange is where the hopes and well-being of the people on both sides lie, and the DPP government should change its attitude toward promoting cross-strait exchanges and cooperation.
Mainland China recently announced 10 measures regarding Taiwan. Hsu Shu-po, Chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China, invited representatives from the tourism and hotel industries to hold a press conference on the 20th. He called on the Taiwanese government to prioritize industrial development, open up what needs to be opened if it benefits the people, and also urged mainland China not to hastily suspend announced opening measures due to political factors.
Zhang Han stated at a regular press conference today that the voices expressed by Taiwan's General Chamber of Commerce and related industries reflect that the 10 policy measures recently issued by the mainland to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation meet the recovery needs of industries within Taiwan and are conducive to solving economic and livelihood pain points.
She said that regarding the mainland's "goodwill, sincerity, and the introduction of pro-Taiwan and pro-people policy measures," the DPP government only "blindly smears and attacks, and takes the opportunity to engage in political manipulation, vainly attempting to resume cross-strait negotiations and dialogue without recognizing the '1992 Consensus'," which is impossible to achieve.
Zhang Han further stated that integration through exchange is where the hopes and well-being of compatriots on both sides lie. No one can stop the great trend of compatriots on both sides getting closer and coming together. The DPP government should comply with the "will of the people and the general trend of the times" and change its attitude toward promoting cross-strait exchanges and cooperation.
The Mainland Affairs Council responded to this on the 20th, stating that the government supports healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges, but any exchange measures should not come with political preconditions, nor should they become bargaining chips for the political transactions of specific political parties.
The MAC stated that the CCP's issuance of 10 Taiwan-related measures is not only a private political transaction between the KMT and CCP, but many are also predicated on the "1992 Consensus" and "opposing Taiwan independence." This clearly requires a compromise and concession of sovereignty, even allowing the CCP to extend its public authority to Taiwan to create internal division, an act of united front infiltration attempting to influence elections. This undoubtedly violates the overall national interest and mainstream public opinion. (Editor: Chu Chien-ling) 1150422
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Mainland China recently announced 10 measures regarding Taiwan. Hsu Shu-po, Chairman of the General Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of China, invited representatives from the tourism and hotel industries to hold a press conference on the 20th. He called on the Taiwanese government to prioritize industrial development, open up what needs to be opened if it benefits the people, and also urged mainland China not to hastily suspend announced opening measures due to political factors.
Zhang Han stated at a regular press conference today that the voices expressed by Taiwan's General Chamber of Commerce and related industries reflect that the 10 policy measures recently issued by the mainland to promote cross-strait exchanges and cooperation meet the recovery needs of industries within Taiwan and are conducive to solving economic and livelihood pain points.
She said that regarding the mainland's "goodwill, sincerity, and the introduction of pro-Taiwan and pro-people policy measures," the DPP government only "blindly smears and attacks, and takes the opportunity to engage in political manipulation, vainly attempting to resume cross-strait negotiations and dialogue without recognizing the '1992 Consensus'," which is impossible to achieve.
Zhang Han further stated that integration through exchange is where the hopes and well-being of compatriots on both sides lie. No one can stop the great trend of compatriots on both sides getting closer and coming together. The DPP government should comply with the "will of the people and the general trend of the times" and change its attitude toward promoting cross-strait exchanges and cooperation.
The Mainland Affairs Council responded to this on the 20th, stating that the government supports healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges, but any exchange measures should not come with political preconditions, nor should they become bargaining chips for the political transactions of specific political parties.
The MAC stated that the CCP's issuance of 10 Taiwan-related measures is not only a private political transaction between the KMT and CCP, but many are also predicated on the "1992 Consensus" and "opposing Taiwan independence." This clearly requires a compromise and concession of sovereignty, even allowing the CCP to extend its public authority to Taiwan to create internal division, an act of united front infiltration attempting to influence elections. This undoubtedly violates the overall national interest and mainstream public opinion. (Editor: Chu Chien-ling) 1150422
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