Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) reiterated yesterday that he has never called for opening Taiwanese jobs to Chinese workers and urged his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rival to stop making accusations that he had done so.
Rank-and-file
Ma made his comments during a 40-minute meeting with nearly 100 labor representatives where he heard the concerns of rank-and-file laborers.
In response to workers' grave concerns that Chinese workers would be allowed to work in Taiwan, Ma said that he had never made such a proposal.
Ma also urged DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh (
"I have never called for opening local jobs to Chinese workers," he said.
`Catch up'
"However, I do agree that Taiwan should catch up with trends and open to Chinese tourists now that Taiwanese tourists make some 4 million visits to China each year," he said.
"Attracting a large number of Chinese tourists to Taiwan will be one of my priorities if I am elected president in the 2008 election," Ma said.
Investment
On the topic of investment by Taiwanese companies in China, Ma said that he favors the free movement of capital, but would impose controls on exports of advanced technology.
Helping businessmen
Ma also reiterated his promise to set up direct transport, trade and postal links with China, saying that putting such services in place would effectively help the many Taiwanese businessmen traveling between the two sides.
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