Taiwan Representative to Malaysia Promotes Update of Investment Guarantee Agreement, Seeks CPTPP Accession
Taiwan's representative to Malaysia, Lien Yu-ping, stated that Taiwan will promote the update of the Taiwan-Malaysia Investment Guarantee Agreement and strive to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to expand bilateral cooperation and investment momentum, amidst global supply chain restructuring. She emphasized the importance of a stable and predictable institutional foundation for Taiwanese businesses in Malaysia and urged Malaysia to update the over 30-year-old investment guarantee agreement. She also mentioned the impact of China's political manipulation on Taiwan's international exchanges and called for support for Taiwan's participation in the WHA and WHO.
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KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (CNA) – Taiwan's Representative to Malaysia, Lien Yu-ping, stated today that amidst the trend of global supply chain restructuring, economic and trade ties between Taiwan and Malaysia continue to deepen. Taiwan will promote the update of the Taiwan-Malaysia Investment Guarantee Agreement (BIA) and strive to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to expand bilateral cooperation and investment momentum.
The Malaysia Taiwan Chamber of Commerce held its 18th 3rd Board of Directors and Supervisors Meeting today. In addition to Taiwanese businesspeople attending, Lien Yu-ping, Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, Lo Wen-chia, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation, and Lin Kai-min, Honorary Chairman of the Asian Federation of Taiwan Chambers of Commerce, were among the many attendees.
Lien Yu-ping stated that in recent years, the global political and economic environment has continued to change, and supply chain layouts have also been continuously adjusted. The Representative Office in Malaysia will continue to work closely with the Chamber of Commerce to jointly advance relevant work from both institutional and practical aspects, including optimizing the investment environment and actively promoting the update of the Taiwan-Malaysia Investment Guarantee Agreement (BIA), to provide a more stable and predictable institutional foundation for enterprises developing in Malaysia.
She pointed out that with the expansion of bilateral trade and the deepening of industrial ties, enterprises are paying increasing attention to institutional transparency and guarantee mechanisms.
Regarding the regional economic and trade framework, Lien Yu-ping believes that promoting Taiwan's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) remains an important direction. Once successfully joined, it will bring more concrete cooperative momentum between Taiwan and Malaysia, including attracting more Taiwanese capital to invest in Malaysia, driving industrial upgrading, expanding export opportunities, and creating a higher-quality employment environment.
She also said that Taiwanese businesspeople have long been operating locally and have accumulated a deep foundation in industrial and political-business networks. To ensure comprehensive investment protection for Taiwanese businesspeople, she called on Malaysia to attach importance to investment protection regulations and update the Taiwan-Malaysia Investment Guarantee Agreement, which has been signed for over 30 years.
In her speech, Lien Yu-ping also mentioned that President Lai Ching-te was originally scheduled to visit Taiwan's diplomatic ally Eswatini on April 22, but the trip could not proceed due to the cancellation of flight permits. This also reflects that the Chinese Communist Party has incorporated international airspace operations into political manipulation tools, creating substantial pressure on Taiwan's external exchanges and impacting the existing international operational order.
On the issue of international participation, Lien Yu-ping expects Taiwanese businesspeople to continue speaking out on appropriate occasions to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and accession to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is because public health itself has highly cross-border characteristics, and much cooperation and information flow are closely related to overall regional security and stability.
In addition, Tsai Hsin-tien, Chairman of the Malaysia Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, also emphasized that Taiwanese businesspeople uphold the vision of "rooted locally, looking to Asia," and through frequent exchanges, promote the connection between Malaysian Taiwanese businesspeople and Taiwanese businesspeople in Asia and globally, and can create global business opportunities amidst the complex and ever-changing geopolitical situation. (Edited by Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150430
The Malaysia Taiwan Chamber of Commerce held its 18th 3rd Board of Directors and Supervisors Meeting today. In addition to Taiwanese businesspeople attending, Lien Yu-ping, Representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, Lo Wen-chia, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Straits Exchange Foundation, and Lin Kai-min, Honorary Chairman of the Asian Federation of Taiwan Chambers of Commerce, were among the many attendees.
Lien Yu-ping stated that in recent years, the global political and economic environment has continued to change, and supply chain layouts have also been continuously adjusted. The Representative Office in Malaysia will continue to work closely with the Chamber of Commerce to jointly advance relevant work from both institutional and practical aspects, including optimizing the investment environment and actively promoting the update of the Taiwan-Malaysia Investment Guarantee Agreement (BIA), to provide a more stable and predictable institutional foundation for enterprises developing in Malaysia.
She pointed out that with the expansion of bilateral trade and the deepening of industrial ties, enterprises are paying increasing attention to institutional transparency and guarantee mechanisms.
Regarding the regional economic and trade framework, Lien Yu-ping believes that promoting Taiwan's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) remains an important direction. Once successfully joined, it will bring more concrete cooperative momentum between Taiwan and Malaysia, including attracting more Taiwanese capital to invest in Malaysia, driving industrial upgrading, expanding export opportunities, and creating a higher-quality employment environment.
She also said that Taiwanese businesspeople have long been operating locally and have accumulated a deep foundation in industrial and political-business networks. To ensure comprehensive investment protection for Taiwanese businesspeople, she called on Malaysia to attach importance to investment protection regulations and update the Taiwan-Malaysia Investment Guarantee Agreement, which has been signed for over 30 years.
In her speech, Lien Yu-ping also mentioned that President Lai Ching-te was originally scheduled to visit Taiwan's diplomatic ally Eswatini on April 22, but the trip could not proceed due to the cancellation of flight permits. This also reflects that the Chinese Communist Party has incorporated international airspace operations into political manipulation tools, creating substantial pressure on Taiwan's external exchanges and impacting the existing international operational order.
On the issue of international participation, Lien Yu-ping expects Taiwanese businesspeople to continue speaking out on appropriate occasions to support Taiwan's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) and accession to the World Health Organization (WHO). This is because public health itself has highly cross-border characteristics, and much cooperation and information flow are closely related to overall regional security and stability.
In addition, Tsai Hsin-tien, Chairman of the Malaysia Taiwan Chamber of Commerce, also emphasized that Taiwanese businesspeople uphold the vision of "rooted locally, looking to Asia," and through frequent exchanges, promote the connection between Malaysian Taiwanese businesspeople and Taiwanese businesspeople in Asia and globally, and can create global business opportunities amidst the complex and ever-changing geopolitical situation. (Edited by Chang Chih-hsuan) 1150430