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Taiwan working toward goal of signing ECFA in June
The Taiwanese government working toward the goal of signing the proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China in June
Taiwanese remain skeptical about free trade deal with China
Despite a persistent propaganda campaign by Ma’s Kuomintang (KMT) administration, most Taiwanese people appear to continue to worry that any kind of free trade agreement with Beijing will expose domestic industries to the threat of cheap, subsidized Chinese products.
Taiwan workers protest against planned China deal
Thousands of Taiwanese people took to the streets of the capital on Saturday for a labour day protest against a planned trade pact with China that they say will threaten the island’s workforce.
Taiwan: Thousands protest for workers’ rights
Exclusion of labor issues from ECFA [China-Taiwan FTA] negotiations and the increasing rates of temporary hiring brought more than 10,000 people to the streets
Tsai wants ECFA referendum in 2012 if DPP wins election
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen wants a referendum to abrogate the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China if her party regains power in the 2012 presidential election, reports said yesterday.
KMT should heed public’s wishes
The signature campaign for the petition to initiate a referendum on the signing of an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China launched by the Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) along with 50 other associations is coming along smoothly. It passed the initial threshold of 86,000 signatures in a very short time and without waiting for the Central Election Committee’s decision, the campaign is now proceeding to the second stage, which requires 860,000 signatures.
Beef in Taiwan: Tongues, tails and testicles
US beef has become a political issue across East Asia. After North Korean nukes and the value of the Chinese yuan, it’s one of the biggest headaches for American diplomats.
Taiwan President Ma and DPP Chairwoman Tsai spar in historic ECFA debate
Taiwan President Ma and the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairwoman Tsai Ing-wen had their first ever televised debate on the country’s proposed Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China
Scholars debate ECFA’s pros and cons
Scholars debated the possible benefits and disadvantages of a proposed cross-Taiwan Strait trade agreement at a seminar Friday in a possible preview of Sunday’s showdown on the issue between President Ma Ying-jeou and the head of the main opposition party.
Taiwan’s priority list more comprehensive than China’s: MOEA
A priority "early harvest" list prepared by Taiwan as part of negotiations on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China is more comprehensive than China’s, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Thursday.
Taiwan activists want to rally 1 million protesters against ECFA with China on June 6
Taiwan-centric groups said Wednesday they wanted to rally 1 million people on June 6 for a protest against government plans for an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China.
China ECFA debate about more than economy: Taiwan white-collar alliance
Taiwan’s April 25 televised debate about the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement project should discuss more than just the economy, an alliance of ECFA opponents said Sunday. Meanwhile, opposition groups are hoping to rally 1 million people islandwide for anti-ECFA protests on June 6.
Taiwanese need to have referendum about ECFA
Talks on an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) are ongoing, but Taiwan has already made a series of major compromises to facilitate the inflow of Chinese capital, in what could be characterized as a downpayment on the ECFA.
78 pct of Taiwanese still don’t understand ECFA, says DPP
An estimated 78 percent of Taiwanese still did not understand what the planned Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement with China was about, an opposition Democratic Progressive Party poll showed yesterday.
Taiwan expects to sign ECFA with China in June: economics minister
With the approach of the second round of cross-Taiwan Strait talks on a proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA), Taiwan is expecting the pact to be signed in June, Minister of Economic Affairs Shih Yen-shiang said Tuesday.
Taiwan using China trade deal to sell foreign FTAs
Taiwan has leveraged its goal of a landmark trade deal with China to open talks with Japan, the United States and other powers on free trade deals expected to boost the long-isolated island economy, officials said on Friday.
Talk of the day — ECFA debate still raging
The debate on whether Taiwan should sign an economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China continues to rage in local society, as the government has stepped up its efforts to gain public support for the pact and the opposition is pushing for a referendum on the proposed deal.
No timetable for ECFA to become FTA
Many WTO members have expressed support for a China-Taiwan Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement and would be happy to see it happen, says Taiwan’s permanent representative to WTO.
Taiwan seeks closer economic ties with ASEAN
Taiwan is looking to negotiate a free-trade agreement with ASEAN as soon as it accomplishes its historic economic partnership with China, slated to be signed this June, say official and scholars.
DPP rejects ECFA report as ‘false front’
A legislative committee meeting to hear a report on the government’s proposed economic cooperation framework agreement (ECFA) with China was postponed again after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers dismissed the report as a “false front.”