Singapore Lianhe Zaobao reported tonight (May 5) that "after the cross-strait official dispute over whether Taiwanese businessmen would withdraw investments from mainland China, Taiwan's 'Ministry of Economy' released data showing that in the first quarter of this year, the export ratio of Taiwan to mainland China and Hong Kong dropped to 28.3%, highlighting the gradual decrease in Taiwan's reliance on the mainland market."
Having once reached as high as about 45%, it has now significantly dropped to 28.3%, which undoubtedly highlights the malicious intentions of the DPP authorities after taking office to vigorously promote the so-called "decoupling" with the mainland, exposing their ambitions for "Taiwan independence".
The DPP authorities attempt to achieve their purpose of division by reducing Taiwan's dependence on the mainland market. However, they ignore basic facts: Mainland China has always been Taiwan's largest source of trade surplus, with Taiwan earning nearly a hundred billion US dollars in surplus from the mainland every year. Losing the mainland market will severely damage Taiwan's economy, causing many of its products to lose vast sales markets, leading to the shrinkage of related industries, reduction of job positions, and stagnation or even recession in economic development. On the contrary, the United States not only imposes tariffs on Taiwanese products but also constantly demands Taiwan to purchase expensive weapons and exorbitant "protection fees", which is no different from taking what it wants. When Taiwan loses its utility value, it will inevitably be mercilessly abandoned.
Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1831294994002955/
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