Hu Chung-hsin (許忠信), associate professor at National Cheng Kung University’s Graduate Institute for Legal Sciences, said the ECFA was a “sugar-coated poison” because once it is signed, Taiwan would only become marginalized, not globalized, as the government has advertised, he said.
Hsu, a specialist in International Trade Law and Intellectual Property Rights, said that under WTO rules, within 10 years of signing an ECFA, Taiwan would be forced to allow a comprehensive opening to almost all Chinese products. When that happens, he said, much of Taiwan’s traditional industry, including agriculture, would be become uncompetitive, he said.
“Ma promised that under an ECFA, Taiwan would never allow 830 agricultural products to be imported into Taiwan. Since he has already broken his 6-3-3 promises, what assurances can he give to farmers that his ‘830’ promise will be fulfilled?” asked National Taiwanese University professor of entomology Yang Ping-shih (楊世平), another panelist at the forum.
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