Zhongshi Society
The School of International Management and Development (IMD) of Lausanne International Management and Development in Switzerland, published a 2020 world competitiveness evaluation. Taiwan ranked 11 of the 63 subjects. After pursuing the United States, the Asia -Pacific region ranked third, second only to Singapore and Hong Kong.The mainland, South Korea and Japan have improved 5 more than last year, and it is the best ranking since 2016.Gong Mingxin, the chairman of the National Development Council, is very happy that the government has worked hard in recent years. In addition, this year's epidemic prevention is appropriate, fixed investment and economic growth rates are good compared to other countries. The reversal trend next year is expected to continue.
He pointed out that the average direct investment of outsiders has exceeded 10 billion US dollars per year in the past four years, which is doubled compared with the second term of the Malaysian government. Under the note of offshore wind power investment, investment increase is the main reason for Taiwan's rebellious growth.Among the four major items of the evaluation, the government's performance, corporate efficiency and infrastructure have improved compared with the previous year, but the economic performance is slightIt is still better than other Asian countries, and the ranking should be improved next year.
Can't make good use of the other side as the hinterland
Advanced competitiveness is resentful, but Taiwan has to face a truth. Competitive evaluation is just a means. Let us objectively examine various competitive conditions, make good use of advantages and make up for defects to create better performance.The evaluation ranking and the performance of the economic essence may not be synchronized. The improvement of ranking does not mean that the economic performance has become better, and it does not mean that the people's life is better.Over the years, the competitiveness of Taiwan's competitiveness is not bad, but the economic growth rate has always hovered between 1 and 3%. It can only be regarded as mediocre.Sumid and gradually expand.
The reason for the inquiry is related to the government's determination and ability.Many Taiwan's evaluation projects are seriously backward, but the government is unable to deal with it, and even unwilling to face it.For example, the concentration of exports of trading partners, trading conditions, industrial global layout, foreign -funded corporate control power, and the proportion of renewable energy in demand, etc. Among the 83 economies of the evaluation, Taiwan has always been ranked after 50.Those ranked 45 to 50 are: population growth rate, talent outflow, attracting high -level talents from abroad, urban living costs, sufficient energy construction, educational expenditure accounting for GDP, and outsiders' direct investment in GDP.Except that the proportion of demand for renewable energy will improve with the efforts of the government, others are all over the years. The government has repeatedly announced that the improvement is not effective. At present, there is no active actions. It has become the door to further growth in Taiwan.
The reason is not difficult to understand: According to gravity theory, a small economy can have the most close economic interaction with the neighboring economy. For example, Canada and Mexico exports to the United States as high as 80 %, and the exports of the United Kingdom and Ireland are 50 % in the EU exports.above.Not only are the two sides of the strait close, but they are also the same in the same text. Taiwan has only 40 % of the exports of the mainland. It has excellent competitiveness in emptiness, but it cannot make good use of the other side to make it Taiwan's hinterland and fully expand the market to obtain a scale economy.This problem is not serious in the manufacturing industry, because products can still be regarded as market hinterland through the exports of non -far -fel, and the World Trade Organization has also made great contributions to the protection of trade in the abuse of trade in the anti -trade protection.
However, the export of the service industry is quite difficult. It must be familiar with the market characteristics, and even the long -term entry into the stronghold, otherwise it will be difficult to smoothly expand its business.In addition, the service market is often protected by the local government, and the World Trade Organization is relatively lacking of standards for these protection. If it is not open through the trade agreement, it is often forbidden to enter or restrict business connotation.Therefore, if the local market is not large, manufacturers dare not invest strong, and it will be difficult to improve productivity. This will also cause a few internationally renowned brands in the service industry in Taiwan to drive industrial development.
Reduce the scale of trade resistance
This issue has deteriorated in cross -strait relations and failed to sign a service trade agreement. In addition, the Land Cup Ge Taiwan and other countries signed a trade agreement.For example, Taiwan's financial industry has advantages, but failed to get market access and cannot go out. Great funds lack investment opportunities.The service industry cannot go out, and it will affect the opportunity of overseas experience that affects young people, forming a vicious cycle that is difficult to internationalize in the industry; and it is difficult to increase the salary of labor in the service industry with the largest economic proportion.
Chairman Gong Mingxin is optimistic about Taiwan's economic prospects. Indeed, there is abundant funds in Taiwan, the short -term economy will not be too bad, and the improvement of international dispute rankings is good news, but they are all accumulated in the past 40 years.Heavier.It is necessary to make good use of the advantages of competitiveness, improve cross -strait relations, strive to negotiate and trade trade agreements with other countries, reduce trade resistance, expand the scale of trade, economic growth can return to 5-6%glory, and salary will have a sense of improvement.Otherwise, no matter how good the competitiveness is, it will not help raise economic growth and solve the dilemma of low salaries.
