Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement and Free Trade
Agreements
~ 2010
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Polls
Survey on Signed
Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Agreement, People’s Views on
Unification-Independence Issue and President Ma Ying-jeou’s Approval Rating (GVSRC, Jul. 28, 2010) 47.1% of people were supportive of
ECFA; 51.2% preferred to maintain
status quo on the unification-independence issue; and 32.3% were content with
President Ma’s performance.
Survey: ECFA Televised
Debate between President Ma Ying-jeou and DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (China Times,
Apr. 26, 2010) 47.5% of respondents
supported signing a cross-Strait ECFA while 30.4% not.
Survey: ECFA Televised
Debate between President Ma Ying-jeou and DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (TVBS, Apr. 26, 2010)
After the
debate, 41%
of respondents
supported concluding an ECFA with China, rising from 38% before the
debate.
Survey: Televised ECFA
Debate between President Ma Ying-jeou and DPP Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen (United Daily,
Apr. 26, 2010) 42% of
respondents thought President Ma performed better while 30% Chairwoman Tsai.
Survey: Possible Debate on
Concluding a Cross-Strait ECFA
(China
Times, Mar. 23, 2010) 42.6% of people support the signing of ECFA, while
67.1% agree that the government and the DPP should hold public debates on
ECFA.
Survey on Signing of
Economic Cooperation Agreement with Other Countries, People’s Views on
Unification with China and Independence and President Ma Ying-jeou’s Approval
Rating (GVSRC, Mar. 23, 2010)
46.2 percent of people supported the authorities to sign ECFA with mainland
China; meanwhile, President Ma’s approval rating is 23.8% this month.
Survey on Cross-strait ECFA
and Exchanges, Taiwanese’s View on Ultimate Unification with China and Independence
and President Ma Ying-jeou’s Approval Rating (GVSRC, Dec. 22, 2009) 54.4 percent said signing ECFA is
very important to Taiwan’s economy; meanwhile, 23.5 percent were content with
President Ma’s performance.
60 Percent Support
Systematic Cross-Strait Consultation: MAC
(CNA, Dec. 18, 2009) The Mainland Affairs Counci unveiled the results of a public opinion survey
showing that nearly 60 percent of the respondents support systematic
consultations between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.
Most People Clueless about
ECFA: Poll
(Taipei
Times, Dec. 18, 2009) Most people have no idea what issues will be covered in
cross-strait talks scheduled to take place in Taichung next week, the
Democratic Progressive Party said.
China Times Public Opinion
Poll on ECFA
(China Times, Dec. 11, 2009) A poll conducted by
China Times on people’s opinions on the cross-strait ECFA, translated by
the KMT news network.
Views on Current
Cross-Strait Relations
(MAC, Oct. 2, 2009) A survey on people’s opinions
on the cross-strait relations, conducted by the Mainland Affairs
Council.
60% of People Support ECFA
(China Post, Jun. 2, 2009) Six out of every ten
people in Taiwan support
an economic cooperation framework agreement with China, according to a Credit
Lyonnais Securities poll.
Survey on ECFA and Issues
Associated with Mainland Capital Investments in Taiwan (MAC, Apr. 20, 2009) A survey conducted by the Mainland Affairs
Council on ECFA and other issues.
Survey on Cross-Strait
Economic Cooperation Agreement and President Ma Ying-jeou’s Approval Rating (GVSRC, Mar. 23, 2009) 68.2% of Taiwanese say they
are concerned with signing an economic cooperation agreement with China.
Meanwhile, President Ma’s approval rating ten months after his inauguration
is 28.6%.
TVBS Poll on ECFA and
National Identity
(TVBS Public Opinion Pall Center, Mar. 13, 2009)
A poll conducted by TVBS on Taiwanese people’s opinion on ECFA with China
and national identity.
Survey on Taiwanese People’s
Attitude toward Economic Agreements with China and Cross-strait Exchanges (GVSRC, Nov. 10, 2008) 47.4% think the four agreements signed by
SEF and ARATS in early November are beneficial to Taiwan.
Taiwan, New Zealand Enter
Second Phase of ECA Study
(China
Post, Dec. 16, 2011) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Taiwan
and New Zealand will soon move into the second phase of a joint feasibility
study on signing a bilateral economic cooperation agreement (ECA).
UK Official Expresses
Support for Taiwan-EU Pact
(CNA, Nov. 5, 2011) UK
Minister of State for Trade and Investment Stephen Green expressed his
explicit support for Taiwan's
bid to forge an economic cooperation agreement with the European Union at an
annual consultation with Taiwanese officials.
Minister Eyes Trans-Pacific
Partnership Trade Bloc
(Taipei Times, Oct. 28, 2011) Progress made in
enhancing Taiwan’s
bilateral ties with Singapore
and New Zealand
in the form of economic cooperation agreements would help the country secure
a seat in the emerging Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc, Minister of
Foreign Affairs Timothy Yang said.
Lieberman Calls for
US-Taiwan FTA
(Taipei Times,
Nov. 4, 2011) Joseph Lieberman said the US needed — in addition to
military measures — an ambitious and strategically minded forward-looking
trade policy for the Asia-Pacific region.
Taiwan to Make Bid to Get in
on TPP Talks, Lien Says
(Taipei
Times, Nov. 4, 2011) Taiwan would express its willingness to be included in negotiations
on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement launched by the US as a pathway to
achieve a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, former vice president Lien
Chan said.
Cross-Strait Commission
Holds 2nd China Meeting
(CNA, Nov. 2, 2011) A second meeting of the
Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Commission was held in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Province.
Taiwan, New Zealand to
Assess Trade Options: Economic Affairs Chief (CNA, Oct. 26, 2011) Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang announced that Taiwan
and New Zealand
will start a feasibility assessment for a bilateral economic cooperation
agreement.
Timing Not Right for Taiwan
FTA: EU
(Taipei Times, Sep. 29, 2011) An EU commissioner
said that the timing was not right for the EU to start negotiations with
Taiwan on a free-trade agreement amid concerns over the repercussions of such
talks on cross-strait relations and the EU’s relations with China.
WikiLeaks: AIT Doubts ECFA
Impact: Cable Says
(Taipei Times,
Sep. 8, 2011) Former AIT director Stephen Young was skeptical of President Ma
Ying-jeou’s position that signing ECFA would open
the door for Taiwan to
pursue FTAs with other partners, a US
cable recently released by WikiLeaks showed.
Grouper Farmer Calls on DPP
Not to Reel in Industry’s Growth After ECFA (China Post, Sep. 8, 2011) At the moment, up to 80 percent of
grouper farmers are DPP supporters, but they have kept silent after
benefiting from the ECFA.
Market Issues Prevent EU
FTAs: EETO
(China Post, Sep. 1, 2011) Despite recent
economic advances such as signing ECFA with China, the prospects of Taiwan
inking trade agreements with EU appear to be hindered by many factors,
including current import restrictions, the political environment and the
simple issue of “market size.”
US Disinterest Is Barrier to
FTA: Scholar
(CNA, Aug. 5, 2011) The real barrier to the
signing of a free trade agreement between the U.S. and Taiwan is not China's
opposition, but American disinterest and Taiwanese protectionism, a research
fellow of the Asian Studies Center at the Heritage Foundation said.
ECFA Follow-Up Negotiations
Slated for Aug. 1-7
(CNA, Aug. 1, 2011) A new round of follow-up
negotiations on the landmark Taiwan-China trade pact signed last year is
slated for the week beginning Aug. 1 in
Taipei, MOEA
said.
Exports to Emerging Markets
Grow: TAITRA
(China Post, Jul. 14, 2011) Taiwan exports to emerging markets during the
first half of 2011 rose 27.7 percent year-on-year, significantly higher than
the 10 percent increase for exports to China during the same period.
Ministers Rebut Job Losses
to China Story
(Taipei Times, Jul. 7, 2011) Government officials
rebutted a media report claiming that job losses in Taiwan were the result of an exodus of
Taiwanese manufacturing industries to China.
Gov’t Must Open Trade to
Join TPP: US
(CNA,
Jul. 6, 2011) Taiwan needs
to be prepared in order to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
Agreement, Kurt Tong, a senior U.S.
official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, was quoted as saying
after a high-level meeting in Taipei.
Taiwan Isolated by Asian
Trade Agreements
(Wall
Street Journal, May 25, 2011) A warning from a government trade council in Taiwan highlights concerns that the island has
become increasingly isolated by the burgeoning network of free trade
agreements connecting Asia and the rest of
the world.
Taiwan, Singapore Begin Free
Trade Talks
(CNA,
May 22, 2011) Taiwan and Singapore
have begun talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) that they plan to sign
within one year, according to economic officials.
Vincent Siew Urges Taiwan-US
TIFA Talks to be Resumed
(CNA,
May 21, 2011) Vice President Vincent Siew urged the
US to resume trade talks with Taiwan that have been derailed by disagreements
over the safety of US beef in New York.
ECFA—a Step towards East
Asia Economic Integration: VP
(CNA, Apr. 30, 2011) The signing of the ECFA
between Taiwan and
mainland China last June
is "the right thing to do" and can be seen as another step toward East Asia's, Vice President Vincent Siew
said.
MOFA Urges Resumption of
Trade Talks
(Taipei Times, Apr. 18, 2011) With signs that the
US is pushing for
ratification of a free-trade agreement with South
Korea, MOFA said Taiwan
and the US
should resume TIFA negotiations as soon as possible.
ECFA Benefiting Wealthy: Report
(Taipei
Times, Mar. 27, 2011) People who possess large amounts of capital appeared to
reap benefits from the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA), while
those on the lower end of the economic scale absorbed the costs, a recently
released report suggested.
Taiwan and India Begins
Exploring Feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (CNA, Mar. 9, 2011) India
and Taiwan have begun work
on a feasibility study to pave the way for the opening of formal talks on a
free trade agreement (FTA), India's
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao
said.
Taiwan Lukewarm to Signing
Economic Cooperation Pact with Hong Kong (CNA, Jan. 26, 2011) Taiwan
said that it's not in a hurry to ink an economic cooperation agreement with Hong Kong.
Environment Is Not Right for
TIFA Talks: AIT Chief
(China
Post, Jan. 26, 2011) The current environment is not conducive for the United
States and Taiwan to hold a new round of high-level Trade and Investment
Framework Agreement (TIFA) talks, said the visiting chairman of the AIT,
Raymond Burghardt.
Taiwan-U.S. Trade Talks
Postponed Over Beef Drug
(CNA, Jan. 22, 2011) The United States has
decided to postpone a trade meeting with Taiwan after some U.S. beef products
found to contain residue from an animal drug were taken off the shelves of
local supermarkets, Taiwanese officials said.
ECFA Dispute Settlement
Mechanism in the Works
(China Post, Jan. 10, 2011) Negotiators from both
sides of the strait will work on a dispute settlement mechanism under the
economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), now that the historic trade
document has been put in effect.
Cross-Strait Trade Committee
Launched
(China Post, Jan. 7, 2011) A long-awaited
committee to serve as a window for handling trade negotiations between Taiwan and China was formally launched.
ECFA ‘Early Harvest’ List
Tariff Cuts Come into Effect
(Bloomberg, Jan. 2, 2011) Taiwan and China
lowered import tariffs on more than 800 products yesterday under the Economic
Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA).
Taiwan Jobs Sucked to China
by Failure to Mimic Singapore Economic Model By Chinmei Sung (Bloomberg, Jul. 4, 2011) As warmer
ties with former civil-war foe China encourage an exodus of factories to the lower-cost
mainland, Taiwan’s failure to develop new growth industries has caused it to
fall behind Singapore and Hong Kong.
Taiwan Steps Up FTA Race By Jens Kastner
(Asia Times, May 26, 2011) Singapore has begun talks on a FTA with Taiwan,
making the city-state the first nation that doesn't recognize Taiwanese
statehood to dare such a move. The hoped-for pact is pregnant with more
political than economic significance.
How Taiwan Is Benefiting
Economically from Recent Thaw in Ties with China By Ralph Jennings (Christen Science Monitor, May 23, 2011) A potential free-trade deal between Taiwan
with Singapore may signal
that China has stopped
warning other countries against doing deals with Taiwan.
Taiwan Exclusion to Last a
While By Honigmann Hong
(Taipei Times, Nov. 25, 2010) The TPP is Washington’s grand
strategy for its Asia-Pacific deployment. Even if Beijing,
a complex factor, is excluded, Taiwan
is not the US’
first priority at a time when the economic and trade order in the
Asia-Pacific is being realigned.
Trade Deal Casts Shadow on
Taiwan By Cindy Sui
(Asia Times, Aug. 5, 2010) The Economic
Cooperation Framework Agreement is set to have an impact across Taiwanese
society and politics well beyond increasing business between the former foes
facing each other across the Taiwan Strait.
U.S. Dislike for ECFA Is a
Myth By Dennis V. Hickey
(China
Post, Jul. 22, 2010) Stories about American opposition to the warming
relations between Taiwan
and the China
receive a lot of media attention. But even a cursory examination of this
issue reveals that these views do not reflect mainstream opinion in the U.S.
or official American policy.
US Analysts Urge Washington
to Pay Attention to ECFA By Ko Shu-ling (Taipei Times, Jul. 15, 2010) While the Economic Cooperation
Framework Agreement will have modest global economic effects, the
geo-economic implications are significant enough to demand strategic
attention from the US, two US international economists said in a recent study. Deepening China-Taiwan Relations Through the
Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement
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