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Cross-strait pacts may violate WTO rules: Taiwan’s ex-envoy
12-Jan-2009
Taiwan’s former permanent representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Yen Ching-chang said yesterday that the signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between Taiwan and China may not be consistent with WTO principles.
Taiwan Solidarity Union rejects China’s latest olive branch as ‘old trick’
7-Jan-2009 Visit China
The proposed signing of a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement with China will force Taiwan to follow the Hong Kong and Macau model, which will ultimately downgrade Taiwan to the level of a local government, subordinate to Beijing, says the pro-independence Taiwan Solidarity Union
MAC chairwoman says Taiwan should not sign CEPA with China
3-Dec-2008
Taiwan and China should not be signing a Closer Economic Partnership Agreement such as the one between Beijing and Hong Kong, Mainland Affairs Council chairwoman Lai Shin-yuan said yesterday.
US senators write to Taiwan President Ma over meat trade issue
29-Nov-2008 Taiwan News
Two influential American senators have written to Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou expressing "deep concern" about what they describe as "continued Taiwanese barriers to US agricultural products." Taiwan allows only imports of US boneless beef from cattle under 30 months of age because of concerns about bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease.
Ma calls for signing FTA between Taiwan and Peru
20-Nov-2008 China Post
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou expressed the hope of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) with Peru to enhance bilateral trade, in an interview with a Peruvian business newspaper published Tuesday.
Beef import takes precedent over other U.S.-Taiwan issues: MOFA
11-Nov-2008
The promotion of bilateral economic and trade talks between Taiwan and the United States will be hampered if the issue of a comprehensive opening of the Taiwan market to U.S. beef is not resolved, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said Tuesday.
Hong Kong shows CEPA bad for Taiwan
21-Oct-2008 Taiwan News
In the wake of the resumption of cross-strait dialogue, officials of both Taiwan’s restored right-wing Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) government and the Chinese Communist Party-ruled People’s Republic of China have touted plans for the signing of a "closer economic partnership agreement" between the two sides. Largely absent from the debate has been concrete discussion of the experience of Hong Kong.
Vice president touts benefits of Taiwan-ASEAN free trade pact
11-Oct-2008
Vice President Vincent Siew said Saturday that a free trade agreement between Taiwan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) would be mutually beneficial in terms of economic development as well as regional peace and stability.
Taiwan wants FTA with EU
24-Sep-2008 China Post
Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs, Yiin Chii-ming, said yesterday that Taiwan wants an FTA with the EU.
Taipei aims to throttle Taiwan-Dominican Free Trade Deal
6-Aug-2008
Taiwan president Ying Jeou Ma today said he’s interested in accelerating talks for a Free Trade Agreement with Dominican Republic, for which his country’s representatives were already instructed to expedite them.
Taiwan-Honduras free trade pact goes into effect
16-Jul-2008 Monsters and Critics
Taiwan’s free trade agreement (FTA) with Honduras has gone into effect, further expanding trade ties between Taipei and Tegucigalpa, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
Ma Ying-jeou proposes signing cross-Strait economic agreement
5-May-2008 CENS
President-elect Ma Ying-jeou has proposed signing a general cross-Taiwan Strait economic agreement to address cross-Strait economic issues, including investments by Taiwanese financial institutions in China, investments protection, and avoidance of double taxation.
Singapore offers FTA pact
4-Apr-2008
President-elect Ma Ying-jeou has expressed his wish to resume talks on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore under the name the island uses at the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Singapore says FTA with Taiwan possible, without politics
29-Mar-2008
Singapore Saturday expressed optimism about enhanced economic cooperation with Taiwan as long as issues involving trade are not politicised.
Singapore not yet approached about FTA talks with Taiwan - government
27-Mar-2008 LSE
Singapore has noted Taiwan president-elect Ma Ying-jeou’s plans to resume talks for a free trade agreement with the city-state but said it has not been approached officially. Talks had started before 2000 but broke off under the administration of outgoing President Chen Shui-bian, partly under pressure from China and partly because of a dispute over how to refer to Taiwan.
FTA with El Salvador effective tomorrow
28-Feb-2008
The free trade agreement (FTA) between Taiwan and El Salvador is set to take effect tomorrow, Ministry of Economic Affairs officials said yesterday.
US-Taiwan TIFA (1994)
18-Dec-2007 AIT
Taiwan concerned about exclusion from Thai FTA
28-Nov-2007 Taipei Times
Taiwan expressed concerns on Monday over the possible impact on the country resulting from its exclusion from Thailand’s free trade agreement (FTA) network.
Vanuatu/Taiwan bilateral trade agreement still in place, says Taipei
24-Oct-2007 Radio Zealand International
Taiwan says the bilateral trade agreement it signed with Vanuatu in 2004 still needs to be implemented. However the current Government led by Ham Lini is a staunch supporter of the One China Policy.
Dominican Republic and Taiwan to sign trade accord soon
14-Oct-2007 Dominican Today
Taiwan’s President Chen Shui-bian said he hopes Taiwan and the Dominican Republic will sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as soon as possible to benefit enterprises in both countries.