China-based Taiwanese businesspeople will meet with TSU lawmakers to discuss China-related affairs next Monday.
The business leaders will also air their opinions on chartered flights during the Lunar New Year holidays the same afternoon.
"We wish to facilitate the work of outlining a list of Taiwanese businesspeople who wish to benefit from the service. That's why we scheduled the meeting, said Fu Don-cheng (傅棟成), the director of the Mainland Affairs Council's Department of Economic Affairs.
"Also, because TSU lawmakers have some misgivings over establishing Taiwanese hospitals and schools in China, we hope, via face-to-face dialogue, the TSU lawmakers will eventually support the businesspeople's position," he said.
The council, together with the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) have invited more than 10 China-based representatives of Taiwanese businesspeople's associations to talk about the issue.
Yin Wan-ching (
But Yin declined to give details of the meeting, saying that a news conference will be held after the meeting.
Because TSU lawmakers have raised doubts about the government's sponsorship to establish Taiwanese hospitals and schools in China, the council and the SEF arranged to have Taiwanese business leaders and TSU lawmakers meet and discuss their differences.
Liao Pen-yen (
As to the party's policies on any government interaction with China, Liao said that the party still insists on retaining Taiwan's dignity, security and sovereignty.
"We don't have any set positions except [Taiwan's dignity, security and sovereignty]. We will try to understand Taiwanese businesspeople's difficulties in China as well," Liao said.
TSU lawmaker Chen Chien-ming (
Chen said he will use the opportunity to express the TSU's opposition to direct transportation links with China to the chairmen of the Taiwanese businesspeople's associations.
The TSU opposes direct links -- including postal, trade and transportation links -- with China. The party argues that entertaining such links would endanger Taiwan causing a loss of capital and a brain drain.
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