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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — State Council Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian on Wednesday criticized the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for not only failing to resist but actively indulging in blatant intimidation and plunder by external forces when faced with them.
She made the statement in response to a request to comment on a report that the US and Taiwan are close to reaching a trade deal that would cut US import tariffs on Taiwanese goods to 15 percent, while Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) intends to invest in building at least five more semiconductor factories in the US.
The island's public has expressed concern that the DPP administration's strategy is to trade investment for tariff concessions, the report said.
The so-called agreement represents economic robbery of Taiwan by the United States through high tariffs, which is tantamount to a scheme to extract funds from Taiwanese industry, Zhu Fenglian said at a regular departmental press conference.
She added that this not only exposes the selfish and selfish nature of the US, but also reveals its sinister intentions of using Taiwan as a pawn.
The DPP administration not only does not resist, but also voluntarily offers Taiwan's key technological advantages as bargaining chips to please external powers and win their favor, Zhu Fenglian noted.
Noting that the DPP administration had effectively given up even before the tariff talks began, making ever greater concessions, Zhu Fenglian emphasized that such an approach would only undermine Taiwan's economic prospects and harm the long-term interests of the island's residents. -0-
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