Taipei University on 23rd held Mr. Jiang Bingkun academic course picture origin: Taiwan Central News Agency
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Chinanews on January 24 synthesized the Taiwan media to report, when the Taiwan authority ministry of economic affairs government affairs vice minister Lin Shengzhong on 23rd attended Taipei University Mr. Jiang Bingkun academic course indicated that both banks officially will launch ECFA to consult this week for the first time. He also stressed that both banks sign economic cooperation construction agreement (ECFA), is helps the people to do business , to promote the Taiwan competitive power.
Lin Shengzhong said that hopes in the first half of the year reaching an agreement agreement, after agreement sign, lets service industry and merchandize trade can open as soon as possible, take the cushion Taiwan trade in the mainland competition\’s inferiority, simultaneously may hits an outlet as export and the overseas market Taiwan, is advances to the whole world to join the indispensable link.
Sea Base association Chairman Jiang Bingkun believes that both banks after starting the regular flight, the issue consumer confidence index investigation demonstrated according to Central University, since last year intermediate stage, in the island the consumer confidence index steadily has risen. Jiang Bingkun said that from May, 2008, in the island continues to slide boomingly, from September of the year before last year to last May, even consecutively nine moon leaves to represent the decline the blue lamp. But transferred the green light in last October, in November reveals the yellow red candle. Although the base period is somewhat low, was unable to determine boomingly restored detachably, what but may determine is booming has returned warm. Jiang Bingkun said that after both banks sign ECFA, will have 1.65% to Taiwan GDP to 1.72% contributions, and will increase approximately 260,000 employed populations.
He pointed out that for facing globalization topic, both banks must actively impel strait economy agreement (ECFA), the goal is to promote the cross-strait trade normalization, avoids Taiwan in the regional economies conformity by the marginalization, and promotes the Taiwan economics and trade investment internationalization.
Jiang Bingkun said that the ECFA content contains the investment and goods trade (customs duty and nontariff), the trade in services, the economic cooperation and early harvest domain, dispute settlement mechanism. He said that according to both banks publication appraisal, if signs ECFA, will have 1.65% regarding Taiwan GDP to 1.72% contributions, the social welfare aspect will increase 77.1 to 7.77 billion US dollars, the import and export will have over 5% growth. And will increase approximately 260,000 employed populations; In the future 7 years foreign capital increases 8.9 billion US dollars. Moreover, after signing ECFA, may cite the WTO antidumping agreement, subsidy and balanced measure agreement and defense agreement (global defensive measure) and other trade relief mechanism.
Jiang Bingkun said that the unit concerned will strive for the sensitive industry not to include the early harvest detailed list; In the future when discussion tariff diminution, may strive to retain or not to be open, or the extension reduces the customs duty time interval and so on. Regarding the truly harmed industry, ministry of economic affairs and Council of Agriculture has the related care project, may start in accordance to liberalization of trade sensitive industry care project.
The Taiwan cross-strait affair department responsible for the work on 22nd held the Year of the Ox year\’s end the press conference, person in charge Lai Xingyuan leads three vice-committee chairmen to participate. Lai Xingyuan thinks that last year was the relations across the Straits continues steady development one year, and analogied cross-strait economic cooperation current framework agreement (ECFA) as the hen which can lay an egg, will give birth to the Taiwan economy advantageous egg. 5
Material chart: Ma Yingjiu stressed that adds one Taiwan to need the positive layout in accordance to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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(Origin: China News) (this article originates: China News) 
