What is the difference between locking ourselves
from the outside world and committing a suicide? Refusing to take Economy development
is no different than the frog in the well that knows nothing of the great
ocean. With the expansion of the ASEAN 10+1 plan and the signing of various FTA
(Free Trade Agreement) between different countries; the Taiwanese government should
take concern on how to avoid our economy to become isolated from the world. If
not the consequences will result in the unemployment rate and the social
welfares of the public. According to National Policy Foundation, the websites
cites that if the Taiwanese government refused to sign ECFA, then we will have
to face the heavy customs in trade while other FTA signed countries will be
totally free of it. The condition will be even worse for Taiwan is not diplomatic
recognized by other countries, therefore, make it hard to get into advantages
in cooperation.
There have been many articles written and
comments being made to warn the citizens of Taiwan that the signing of ECFA
(Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement) will result in disaster. According
to Professor Kenneth S. Lin of the department of economics at National Taiwan
University, he says that the signing of ECFA means the decrease of job
opportunities and the increase of unemployment rate. He says, though, the
Taiwanese government reassure that the Chinese labors will not be imported; the
unlimited flow of money and techniques will eventually corrupt the current
boundary and raise unemployment rate. However, the economics term comparative
advantage suggests that since the world had turned into a global village, it is
profitable for the company then to search for places that require the less
demands on customs. With this restriction in mind, countries outside of this
hub-spoke game will be eliminated. As a result, companies may be forced to move
to another country, factories may be shut down and the happiness of people will
decline.
In recent years the role of China had
transformed from World Factory to World Market. It is inevitable to make trade
and cooperation with China. Moreover, the arising economic potential of the
south eastern Asia had also attracted many investors and countries to invest.
Therefore, I think it is urgent and necessary for the Taiwanese government to
sign ECFA. To be frank, the worries about signing ECFA will affect the
traditional industrial such as agricultures will not to be worried. For I think
it is normal for the traditional industries to face such challenge. The solution
on the other hand will not be how to protect them but how to help them transform
into a more modern type. It is then better to come out of our own cage and face
the fact that cooperate with other countries will be the future trend. Following
this concept and you will eventually be satisfied.
I agree with your point that Taiwan should be open to the world. Moreover, I think you can mention the effect of ECFA to Taiwanese economy after we signed it in 2010. Maybe the harm which the critics said of it is not so much. However, how much benefit does Taiwan get through it?
回覆刪除"The worries about signing ECFA will affect the traditional industrial such as agricultures will not to be worried." What you wrote is no different then telling these farmers or workers to kill themselves. A normal farmer without enough money is really hard for him to just "face the challenge," you can't just tell them to change, as a government you have to help these people to face the outside threat. What you wrote is a totally neglect of the right of these people, and you also ignore the economic tribute these people provide for Taiwanese government, people will hate you for this.
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