The global competitiveness of the masters: Taiwan wants to boost competitiveness depends on ECFA_ Shanghaizhengquanhuiguan

Global competitiveness master Michael Porter (Michael E.Porter) yesterday stressed that the global trend from multilateral cooperation on bilateral cooperation, cross-strait relations have to be specific when you point to improve, if Taiwan wants to boost competitiveness, in addition to signing the economic cooperation agreement (ECFA), there is no other option. Once the Taiwan does not sign, Taiwan will be a very bad thing. The China Times report, Michael Porter yesterday is CITIC silver and 3 three will invite, to come to Taiwan to participate in the 2010 global leadership forum, and after the financial crisis, "the times of global economic change: the United States, China, and Taiwan's challenges and opportunities". The two sides should establish formal economic framework Michael Porter said that Taiwan's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), the original expectations of the WTO, the WTO performance blurs, international economy from the multilateral agreements, bilateral agreements, the result can only be removed from Taiwan, including international isolation and the uncertain relationship between continents, are now Taiwan's foreign trade and investment impact and cost increasingly expensive orphaned, Taiwan must find a new location. He said that the past 15 to 20 years, Taiwan have long been the old, expensive paid results. It is currently Taiwan's largest trading partner in mainland China, Taiwan and mainland China, displayed on a large scale cross-strait trade relations, withhold, but Taiwan is no real benefit, as has been isolated, the key is not in Taiwan with the Mainland set up formal economic framework. From a historical perspective, the cross-strait relations, the Taiwan have been obstacles to limit, causing mentality there seems to be sad on Taiwan, considered themselves the victims on both sides of the deadlock, as continental, and therefore has no deal with the results of cross-strait economic and trade relations, and continental relations did not improve, the obstacles. Michael Porter is of the view that maintaining the status quo approach cannot maintain the status quo, but it makes more difficult the situation, the serious problem than in the past. Normalization of cross-strait economic relations, and certainly not like to build, but it should be how to build. Taiwan and the Mainland's relationship has come to a specific point in time, improved focus on do not be afraid, more harm than good, the process of establishing the framework and, of course, you want to protect a person affected by the negative impact, cautious, moderate and gradual, facing an uncertain risks, to call a halt at any time. ECFA is very low risk of Michael Porter said that the cross-strait economic relations established formal schema, in addition to the ECFA does not have other options, he did not know why there are other options, since the ECFA is very low risk, Taiwan and mainland China after the establishment of formal economic and trade relations, Taiwan will continue to promote economic development. Michael Porter stressed the cross-strait relations in the past are indirectly or through the underground, the process is fairly complex, signed ECFA, can overcome the existing obstacles. But the significance of signed, more important than the content detail, not only on behalf of cross-strait economic and trade relations with milestones, build trust, to achieve the mutually reinforcing effect, can also be elevated in other countries and Taiwan to sign trade agreement. On the contrary, if the last does not sign, on Taiwan's competitiveness will be a very bad thing. ECFA is not a bilateral free trade agreements, since free trade agreement must bear more risk considerations, ECFA just let the normalization of cross-strait economic development, sign and are just trying to start, then Taiwan must spend more time addressing competitiveness problems, otherwise there will be a big risk. Michael Porter during the 36-hour whirlwind visit to attract more than two thousand counts, and Government representatives to hear. Yesterday he to the presidential visit to Ma Ying-jeou, the two sides exchanged views on ECFA, Michael Porter and the Ma Ying-jeou expression support ECFA's position.