Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Huang Chao-hui (
Huang made the call to boycott the federation at a press conference at the Legislative Yuan, while suggesting that Taiwanese businesspeople operating in China relocate their investments to Taiwan whenever Beijing shows it is not interested in protecting their rights and interests.
Huang said that China was attempting to ally itself with Taiwan's businesspeople against Taiwan's government by posting ranking officials in the newly formed federation.
A formal ceremony marking the establishment of the controversial federation is scheduled to be held on Sunday in Beijing.
Chen Yunlin (
He Shizhong (
Huang questioned the participation of the two Chinese officials in an organization purportedly intended to defend and safeguard the rights and interests of Taiwanese businesspeople in China.
Huang argued that while Taiwanese business associations around China had been sparing no effort to protect Taiwanese interests, the new business federation would be "trapped by Beijing's `one China' scheme, hidden in the federation's organic constitution," which stipulates that the leadership of the federation must respect the "one China" principle and advocate China's goal of unification.
Huang questioned how an organization founded for the purpose of promoting "national unification" would fight for Taiwanese businesspeople's rights and interests.
Four factors led to the declaration of a typhoon day and the cancelation of classes yesterday, Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) said. Work and classes were canceled across Taiwan yesterday as Typhoon Krathon was forecast to make landfall in the southern part of the country. However, northern Taiwan had only heavy winds during the day and rain in the evening, leading some to criticize the cancelation. Speaking at a Taipei City Council meeting yesterday, Chiang said the decision was made due to the possibility of landslides and other problems in mountainous areas, the need to avoid a potentially dangerous commute for those
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SEMICONDUCTORS: TSMC is able to produce 2-nanometer chips and mass production is expected to be launched by next year, the company said In leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing China is behind Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) by at least 10 years as the Taiwanese chipmaker’s manufacturing process has progressed to 2 nanometers, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Minister Wu Cheng-wen (吳誠文) said yesterday. Wu made the remarks during a meeting of the Legislative Yuan’s Education and Culture Committee when asked by Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wu Pei-yi (吳沛憶) about a report published in August by the Chinese version of Nikkei Asia that said Taiwan’s lead over China in chip manufacturing was only three years. She asked Wu Cheng-wen if the report was an accurate
PRO-CHINA SLOGANS: Two DPP members criticized police officers’ lack of action at the scene, saying that law enforcement authorities should investigate the incident Chinese tourists allegedly interrupted a protest in Taipei on Tuesday held by Hong Kongers, knocked down several flags and shouted: “Taiwan and Hong Kong belong to China.” Hong Kong democracy activists were holding a demonstration as Tuesday was China’s National Day. A video posted online by civic group Hong Kong Outlanders shows a couple, who are allegedly Chinese, during the demonstration. “Today is China’s National Day, and I won’t allow the displaying of these flags,” the male yells in the video before pushing some demonstrators and knocking down a few flagpoles. Radio Free Asia reported that some of the demonstrators
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