Jiang Bingkun: For the two sides economic development role playing is life being honored

On September 25, Taiwan Straits Exchange Foundation chairman Jiang Bingkun presented the topic in the Hong Kong University is “high tide both banks is extravagant” lecture. Zhongxin News Agency sends Zhang Qinshe

Zhongxin News Agency Hong Kong, September 25 – (by Yu Ruidong) Taiwan Straits Exchange Foundation chairman Jiang Bingkun on 25th said in Hong Kong, can in the life last stage, play an own role to make the contribution for the two sides’ economic development, “is the life rare opportunity and is really honored”.

When Jiang Bingkun attended the topic in the Hong Kong University is “high tide both banks are extravagant” the course said that since oneself has been Sea Base association chairman for more than one year, has three point deepest feelings.

First, “past one year development of three month relations across the Straits, was the good opportunity which the past 60 years rare saw,” Jiang Bingkun said that he experienced in, was life biggest being honored. He reviewed saying that since 1949 60 years, relations across the Straits fluctuate. Front approximately 20 years, both banks are in basically “did not negotiate and does not contact, not intercourse” “three not” time, afterward has launched approximately 20 years trade contact. But since last year, Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait and Sea Base association has resumed the institutional consultation. One have the opportunity to participate in, and is Sea Base association chairman, participates in the consultative work actually.

Second, in April, 2005 “picrorrhiza kurrooa meeting” published five common prospects. At present Taiwan authorities’ policy is carrying on according to these five prospects. Jiang Bingkun said that oneself achievement participation “picrorrhiza kurrooa meeting” an individual contribution, and has the opportunity to participate to realize this big prospect, this mood “indescribable”.

Third, Jiang Bingkun said that he has joined in economic development of Taiwan, from the early development of foreign trade, goes to the investment and the trade mainland to opening, by oneself participates, experience and plan; One also experience the present Taiwan economy to re-enter the stock rail gradually the process. He said that in the Taiwan economic development’s process, the relations across the Straits is a core. The Taiwan economy may not be separated from the communication of mainland.

Jiang Bingkun said that cross-strait relations development – specially trade contact, not only Canada favors the mainland, helps Taiwan economic growth. He “takes an economics and trade veteran, sees this situation very happily”.

Jiang Bingkun said that Association for Relations across the Taiwan Strait and Sea Base association restore to interrupt nine years long time the institutional consultation, put up one “to stretch across the channel in the relations across the Straits strong bridge”; Held three times “Chen Jiang the meeting” signs nine agreements, have constructed nine on this bridge “highway”, let the people on both sides of the straits and cargo helps supply each other unobstructedly. He hopes that in the future both banks continue to display the economics and trade superiority, conspires the blessing for the people on both sides of the straits.

In forecast arrangement fourth time “Chen Jiang the meeting”, Jiang Bingkun said that both banks have many questions to be possible in the trade aspect to discuss, like avoids duplicate taxations, agricultural product quarantine examination and fishery labor service cooperation, standard examination and authentication cooperation and other subjects. At the same time, he hopes that both banks can discuss the cooperation in the field of energy question in the future, the anticipation consulted the topic gradually to enter the culture and educational fields from the economic domain, in brief, “the future has the considerable many subject waitings to discuss”.

“Taiwan’s public opinion majority is the support cross-strait peace. Both banks are not peaceful, the economy is impossible to develop,” Jiang Bingkun said that relations across the Straits fluctuate is unavoidable, but “wants the public support, we may overcome difficulties”. (End)

(This article originates: China News)