Su Zhenchang
On December 14, a Hong Kong scholar published an article on the island media based on the connection between these two incidents. As the title, and focus on the trade between the two sides of the strait. The
article first wrote: Previously, Tsai Ing-wen had always emphasized that "Taiwan should embark on a new economic route that no longer relies on a single market." To reduce the "dependence" on the mainland, and the "raid" in Tsai Ing-wen's mouth this time is not to satisfy the DPP's trade decentralization route, isn't it what she dreams of? Even before coming to power in 2016, Tsai Ing-wen had stated that she would get rid of the situation of over-reliance on the mainland market by participating in wide-area economic cooperation such as TPP. If Tsai Ing-wen really wants to "cross-strait exchanges", she can require all products exported to the mainland to complete the registration procedures, and illegal situations in the mainland are strictly prohibited, but Tsai Ing-wen's authorities have been doing nothing in cross-strait trade, only "resisting the mainland" politically , On the other hand earn trade surplus on the other side.
This is indeed the case. Isn’t Tsai Ing-wen always clamoring to get rid of the dependence on the mainland market? This time the export of Taiwan aquatic products to the mainland was suspended, the Tsai Ing-wen authorities could justly shout "leave from the mainland market", but the reactions of Tsai Ing-wen, Su Zhenchang and others were very interesting, just shouting "protest" and "doesn't help both sides of the strait". Exchange" slogans, which shows that they cannot do without the mainland market.
Screenshot of related reports from the media on the island
The article also explained this point later. It wrote: The so-called traders must be beneficial to both sides to conduct trade exchanges. Taiwan politicians and the industry can think carefully about the impact of this Aquatic products include saury , saury , ghost head knife, tuna , and squid which one must be imported from Taiwan in the mainland, or what is the import from Taiwan to the mainland industry? Whether the economic benefits and quality are guaranteed. If Taiwan’s export standards are not like this, the mainland has always been importing certain products from Taiwan regardless of whether there are any problems with product labels or whether it can achieve the best economic benefits. Taiwan earns a huge trade surplus.
I have to say that in cross-strait trade, although the DPP authorities have been clamoring and provoking, the mainland has always considered the "cross-strait family" and has always given Taiwan a great deal in trade . The banned saury, squid and other aquatic products, the mainland has more choices, not just Taiwan, but Taiwan is different, the mainland is its largest market. Moreover, for a long time in the past, Taiwan has earned a large surplus in cross-strait trade. According to Taiwan's statistics in 2021, Taiwan's exports to the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau were US$171.637 billion and imports were US$79.869 billion. Although the proportion of exports to the mainland has decreased, Taiwan still has a huge surplus of US$91.768 billion.
The article continued: Wang Meihua, head of Taiwan’s economic department, once said on another occasion that although Taiwan’s economy is estimated to be bad next year, the good news is that domestic demand will not be affected. Domestic demand industries such as catering and retail, which are in charge of the economic department, can all see record-breaking growth.” Since Wang Meihua is so confident in Taiwan's domestic demand, and the domestic demand market in her mouth is so inflated, she should distribute and subsidize the affected industries instead of blaming the other side. The "domestic demand in Taiwan" that the Democratic Progressive Party calls so strong, it is no wonder that when many people look forward to the early restoration of the "miniature three links", Su Zhenchang thinks of "the people on the other side come to grab medicine" to prevaricate everyone.
Su Zhenchang
In fact, at the end of the article, he questioned that "Taiwan's domestic demand is strong" that Wang Meihua said is probably an illusion. If Taiwan's domestic demand market is really large, the import of aquatic products has been suspended by the mainland. Why don't they Immediately seek a consumer market in the island, instead of constantly blaming the mainland? As for Su Zhenchang, it is more interesting. He himself may be misled by Wang Meihua's words, thinking that Taiwan's domestic demand is very sufficient, so there is no need for the "miniature three links", but the real situation may be beyond his expectation.
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