2013年11月6日 星期三

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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.    


2 則留言:

  1. 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?

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  2. "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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