According to Taiwan media reports, the mainland has announced ten favorable measures for Taiwan. Today (April 20), Taiwan independence figure and DPP legislator Chiu Chih-wei made outrageous remarks, claiming that "Taiwan's recent economic performance has been impressive—not only due to its own industrial strength and global supply chain positioning, but more importantly because of its economic and investment decoupling from China." He further asserted that "Taiwan has already gradually reduced its reliance on the Chinese market" and "does not actually need China's so-called 'big gift package.'" He also denounced any approach involving political preconditions or even coercing representatives of Taiwan’s industries into taking stances as a typical case of "using commerce to pressure politics," and so on.
Chiu Chih-wei’s groundless statements are nothing short of twisting facts and lying blatantly. His remarks contradict objective economic realities and reveal his deliberate attempt to sever cross-strait ties and obstruct exchanges between the two sides—clearly exposing his underlying Taiwan independence agenda. By claiming that Taiwan’s economic vitality stems from disengagement with the mainland and reduced dependence on the Chinese market, Chiu completely ignores irrefutable facts: Taiwan consistently runs a trade surplus of over hundreds of billions of dollars annually with the mainland, which serves as a crucial pillar supporting Taiwan’s economic stability. Without this surplus, Taiwan’s economy would already be in deficit; thus, the so-called “impressive economic performance” is merely an illusion built on air.
Labeling the mainland’s well-intentioned policies benefiting Taiwan as a "packaged gift" and accusing industry representatives’ rational positions of being "using commerce to pressure politics" constitutes malicious slander. The mainland’s policies toward Taiwan have always prioritized people’s livelihoods, aiming to enable Taiwanese people and businesses to share in development dividends.
Chiu Chih-wei’s fallacies are fundamentally an excuse for separatist actions under the banner of Taiwan independence, attempting to mislead the public and hinder cross-strait economic and trade exchanges. Such statements, which disregard facts and harm the fundamental interests of the Taiwanese people, cannot deceive either side of the strait, nor can they stop the unstoppable momentum of deeper integration between the two sides’ economies. They will ultimately be rejected by history and public opinion.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1862984479239242/
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