CHINA-CENTERED AUDIENCE:A get-together for Taiwanese businesspeople based in China was attended by some top Ministry of Economic Affairs and SEF personnel
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 23, 2015
By: Chen Wei-han / Staff writer
Top officials delivered a mixed message to Taiwanese businesspeople working in China yesterday,
Association of Taiwan Investment Enterprises on the Mainland chairman Kuo Shan-hui, right, yesterday speaks to Minister of Economic Affairs John Deng, left, and Mainland Affairs Council Minister Andrew Hsia, center, at a get-together at the Straits Exchange Foundation in Taipei. Photo: CNA
with Minister of Economic Affairs John Deng (鄧振中) vowing to create a more investment-friendly environment to entice investment in Taiwan, while Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Lin Join-sane (林中森) called for Taiwan’s participation in Beijing “One Belt, One Road” trade intiative a way to boost local businesses international visibility.
Speaking at a Dragon Boat Festival get-together in Taipei for China-based Taiwanese, Deng said Taiwan’s business environment has an edge over China in terms of transparency and rule of law, while Taiwanese enterprises have seen their operating costs in China rise because of higher labor costs and more stringent environmental and labor laws.
The complaints China-based Taiwanese businesspeople file with the ministry are mostly disputes about land-use rights and compensation for land acquisition, he said.
The government has committed itself to assisting Taiwanese businesses in investing at home and positioning themselves globally, Deng said, referring to a new online export momentum assessment system. [FULL STORY]
