China speaks out against new U.S.-Taiwan trade talks
The United States and Taiwan are expected to begin new trade talks this fall. The "US-Taiwan 21st Century Trade Initiative" contains a broad agenda, and both sides of the US-Taiwan negotiation have positive comments on future negotiations. The trade talks have sparked dissatisfaction in Beijing, with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Taiwan Office of the State Council all expressing opposition to the negotiating plan.
China's Ministry of Commerce spokesman Shu Jueting said China will take necessary measures to defend its sovereignty, security and development interests. China's foreign ministry also said on Thursday that Beijing would take firm measures to defend its territorial integrity, after objections from China's Commerce Ministry, and urged the United States not to make wrong judgments.
Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesman for the Taiwan Office of the State Council of China, said, "We urge the U.S. side to abide by the one-China principle and the provisions of the three Sino-U.S. joint communiques with practical actions, and attempt to play the 'Taiwan card' and prevent China's reunification and national rejuvenation, which will not succeed."
The U.S. Trade Representative's office said in a statement that the two sides had a "strong agenda" that included "trade facilitation, good regulatory practices, strong anti-corruption standards, enhanced trade among small and medium-sized enterprises, and deepening agricultural trade. , removing discriminatory trade barriers, digital trade, strong labor and environmental standards, and how to address state-owned enterprise distortions and non-market policies and practices.”
The Economic and Trade Negotiation Office of the Taiwan Executive Yuan also has a positive evaluation of this negotiation: "In the past two months, relevant government units have conducted several sand table exercises, and prepared various plans to face this negotiation according to international trends. I believe that The signing of future agreements will help our country strengthen and deepen its economic and trade relations with the United States."
At present, Taiwan's largest trading partner is still China. Last year, goods exported to China and Hong Kong accounted for 42% of total exports, while goods exported to the United States accounted for 15%. The United States has maintained long-term ties with Taiwan in various fields such as trade and investment. Taiwan is the world's most important supplier of high-end semiconductors. The chips it produces are widely used in mobile phones, computers, automobiles and other industries, as well as military use.
After the U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded her visit to Taiwan, China held military exercises around Taiwan and launched multiple ballistic missiles for several consecutive days, some of which covered important waterways in the Taiwan Strait. Chinese state media said the exercise created a siege of Taiwan. China's large-scale military exercises in the Taiwan Strait have sparked opposition from Western countries, and the G7 issued a joint statement accusing China of unilaterally changing the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
This week, the Chinese People's Liberation Army announced another military exercise in the Taiwan Strait after a bipartisan delegation led by Ed Markey, chairman of the Asia-Pacific group of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Taiwan. In addition, Beijing announced sanctions on a group of "Taiwan independence diehards". The sanctions included prohibiting themselves and their families from entering the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions, and restricting their affiliates from cooperating with mainland organizations and individuals. However, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is not on the sanctions list announced by China.
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