The Democratic Progressive Party authorities are forcing the opening of imports of Laizhu (clenbuterol pork), claiming that it can be exchanged for "closer economic and trade relations." However, US media reported that US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer bluntly stated that Taiwan and the United States have trade The dispute has not yet been resolved, so trade negotiations with Taiwan will not be launched at this stage. In this regard, Kuomintang "legislator" Chen Yixin lamented that Lai Haizhe's statement indirectly confirmed that Tsai Ing-wen basically opened up Laizhu at the wrong time. Taiwan's economic and trade persisted in advancing and retreating in the reckless opening up and failed miserably.
U.S. Trade Representative Lai Haizhe
Chen Yixin posted on Facebook today (12th) that the US " Wall Street Journal " recently interviewed Lai Haizhe and was asked why he did not start economic and trade negotiations with Taiwan? Lai Haizhe said that there was not enough time during his tenure to go through all the legal and procedural processes, so he did not start trade negotiations with Taiwan, and the current trade relationship between Taiwan and the United States is full of problems. Taiwan has a huge trade deficit with the United States, and Taiwan obviously has a trade dispute that has not yet been resolved.
Lai Haizhe's statement, Chen Yixin bluntly said, is tantamount to indirect confirmation that "Tsai Ing-wen opened the import of clenbuterol pork from the United States at the wrong time." The U.S. Trade Representative Office did not know about it beforehand, and it did not think that this administration would have enough time to deal with it. Taiwan-US trade negotiations, so Taiwan’s opening up this time is simply “in vain”!
Chen Yixin is worried, will the future Biden government be willing to foot the bill? Will there be trade negotiations with Taiwan? These issues are still undecided, but Taiwan's trade persistence for more than ten years has been a result of Tsai Ing-wen's aggressive opening up. She surrendered before fighting, revealed her trump cards, lost ground, and suffered a complete defeat.
Straits Herald comprehensive report
