Taiwan Vice President Lai Qingde ended on Friday (August 18) to visit Paraguay and By the United States to return to Taiwan. The Ministry of Commerce of China said on Thursday that it will combine Taiwan's trade barriers to China in mainland China.(ECFA) Tariff discount on Taiwan.This statement was interpreted by scholars as a business forced government.
Lai Qingde visited Paraguay, South America's diplomatic relations as President's special envoy, and passed back and forth in New York and San Francisco. At 4:30 am on Friday, Huado passenger plane arrived at Taoyuan International Airport to end the seven days and six nights.
When he talked at the airport, he emphasized that the visit to Paraguay explained that Taiwan was confidently moving towards the international community and winning support.As for Beijing's high -profile opposition and attracted international attention in the United States, Lai Qingde only made a few words in low -key, and thanked Taiwanese overseas Chinese in New York, Paraguay and San Francisco in a foreign country and heart in Taiwan.
Beijing has repeatedly opposed Lai Qingde's crossing the United States, criticizing him as a troublemaker who is alone and separated by the United States.Lai Qingde's transit was particularly low -key and did not publicly meet with any US lawmakers or officials.Various signs show that the United States has recently hoped to strengthen diplomatic interaction with China, and does not want to have foreign branches due to Lai Qingde.
Mainland China has not launched large -scale military exercises so far, but it has launched some trade measures for Taiwan because of sensitivity in time, causing attention and discussion in Taiwan.
When Lai Qingde crossed New York, the Ministry of Commerce of China announced on the official website on August 14 that from August 15th, a anti -dumping tariff was levied on Polycarbonate imported from Taiwan, with a tax rate of up to 22.4 %.
Then, a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce of China, Shu Jingsing, announced the results of the preliminary investigation of Taiwan's trade barriers on Thursday (17th), saying that Taiwan's scope of products that ban the import of mainland China have overall expansion in recent years.When the TCFA tariffs on Taiwan are suspended or partially suspended, she said that she will take corresponding measures in accordance with relevant regulations in accordance with relevant regulations.
According to the announcement of the Ministry of Commerce of China, the survey should be over before October 12, 2023. Under special circumstances, it can be extended to January 12, 2024, the day before the Taiwan election.
However, Sun Yaf, vice chairman of the Chinese Association of China, told the media in a seminar in Chengdu on Thursday that the mainland did not interrupt ECFA.
When a spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of the State Council, Zhu Fenglian responded to the ECFA project on Friday that the DPP government has not only taken practical measures to relieve the restrictions on the discriminatory trade of the mainland, but also continues to intensify.The requirements of normalization, institutionalization and liberalization of relations are "supported by relevant competent authorities in combination with the investigation of trade barriers and studying corresponding measures in accordance with relevant regulations."
Jiang Yanqin, a professor at the Department of Journalism of Shixin University, pointed out in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that the mainland's response was to force the government to observe the government, replace the military deterrence, and avoid increasing the acting power of the army.Chaihuo promoted the momentum of the Democratic Progressive Party, "rolled up thousands of snow and burned thousands of fires."
He said that ECFA involves more traditional industries different from the electronics industry, including textiles and necessities of people's livelihood.It is hoped that the DPP supporters will think twice before voting next year.
Jiang Yanqin believes that the mainland makes a statement on whether to study the suspension of some tariffs on Taiwan. On the one hand, it can expressed dissatisfaction with Lai Qingde and the United States, and explain to the internal eagle.Selected, it shows that the mainland has now become more and more meticulous and familiar with the method of responding to the relationship between Lumei and Taiwan, and is more confident in itself -there is no need to adopt large military exercises and one -size -fits -all way, and separate Taiwan's industrial structure.The purpose of stressing the platform.
