The government will continue promoting the "two-trillion, two-star" project initiated by former premier Yu Shyi-kun, Premier Frank Hsieh (
Hsieh made the remarks while answering questions from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Kao Chih-peng (
According to Hsieh, the government has opened a special office to take charge of technology, personnel, funds and incentives related to the program.
The "two-trillion, two-star" project aims to increase the production value of the domestic semiconductor and panel display industries to more than NT$1 trillion (US$31.6 billion) by next year and to promote the digital content and bio-tech sectors as two rising stars in Taiwan's high-tech business.
Turning to a consensus reached among the Presidential Office, the Executive Yuan and the DPP to temporarily cool off economic and trade exchanges between Taiwan and China in the wake of Beijing's March 14 enactment of the "Anti-Secession" Law, Hsieh acknowledged that a policy opening is due sooner or later after bilateral ties have stabilized.
He agreed with the viewpoint of some Taiwanese semiconductor companies that relocation to China will help them secure sustainable growth, but added that he also respects the mandate of the Presidential Office and the National Security Council in the fields of national defense, cross-strait relations and foreign affairs.
Fielding questions from People First Party (PFP) Legislator Mei Chang-chi (
The country's competitiveness has not been challenged by China at the present stage, she claimed.
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