Nervous, the mainland announced the termination of tariff concessions for 12 products under the ECFA, what is going on?What does this mean?How does the mainland view ***?On the surface, the authorities claim to have little impact on Taiwan, but Zhao Chunshan, Ma Ying-jeou's former core thinker, has expressed a disoptimistic view. He believes that the mainland is pushing forward the process of cross-strait reunification step by step by "slicing sausages," and the abolition of tariff concessions on some Taiwan products is only one part of this.
Does this mean that the mainland has started the strategy of "economically impoverishing Taiwan"?If so, then what does the future hold for Taiwan?According to Zhao Chunshan's view, the mainland is moving forward, and the next direction will be determined depending on the election situation on Taiwan Island. This grave situation is also cause for concern.
And Hong Xiuzhu, the former chairman of the Kuomintang, pointed out that the continuous provocation and hostile behavior of the mainland were the reasons for the mainland's move, but the first did not reflect, but deceived the people of Taiwan, claiming that the impact on them was minimal. Hong Xiuzhu said that Taiwan can only gain benefits by respecting the mainland and seeking friendly exchanges between the two sides of the strait. However, the authorities have proposed to negotiate under the WTO structure, is this an effective solution?Hong Xiuzhu thinks not.
In addition, with regard to the specific impact of the mainland's suspension of tariff concessions on 12 products on Taiwan, if Taiwanese companies resume paying tariffs, it will affect the employment of 400,000 people and the lives of millions of people. So how should the Taiwan authorities respond?In the view of Taiwan professor Du Zhenhua, the best response of the Taiwan authorities is to immediately deal with the cross-strait dispute and put forward a plan to lift the control of 2,509 goods on the mainland, so as to gradually reduce their dependence on the mainland.
However, will the authorities heed such advice?Perhaps, they will only go further and further on the road of "resisting China and opposing China" and go to the point of no return. However, how exactly should we solve the problem so that the people on both sides of the strait can benefit?This is a question that needs to be pondered.