In addition, while the government agreed to sign the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA), which binds all WTO member governments to open up major infrastructure projects to other member nations, Beijing has objected to the name Taiwan will use to sign the agreement.
"This is now the only obstacle," the official said.
Foreign business leaders, however, believe that government decision-makers may be exploiting the delay in signing the GPA to place deals in the hands of local firms.
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