Susie Chiang Su-hui says Beijing’s picking and choosing ‘is of no use’
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South China Morning Post 
Date: 02 November, 2018
By: Kristin Huang

Beijing’s efforts to allow Taiwanese greater access to opportunities on mainland China are in danger of backfiring, according to Taiwan’s former envoy to Hong Kong.

Susie Chiang Su-hui, honorary chairwoman of the Taiwan Business Association in Hong Kong, said that if Beijing continued to pick and choose applicants based on their political affiliations and squeezed out those who do not suit Beijing, the measures would be self-defeating.

“The government has spent lots of money, which in Taiwanese eyes is of no use and may even backfire,” Chiang said.

In February, Beijing introduced measures it said were designed to give Taiwanese companies and individuals more and easier access to the mainland.    [FULL  STORY]