[Observer Network News] The DPP government's "hugging the American thigh" behavior has escalated again? ! Just as the United States is trying to win over allies to surround Huawei's 5G with so-called Huawei security issues, the DPP authorities on the island can't wait to join the camp and shout.
According to the Nikkei Shimbun on January 23, the newspaper learned from a cadre department of the Taiwan authorities' "Executive Yuan Security Department" that the Taiwan authorities are preparing a "blacklist" of mainland technology companies that "has "security risks", which is expected to be released before the end of March this year. Huawei is of course "on the list".
Screenshot of the report of the Japanese Economic News website
In addition to Huawei, companies such as ZTE, Hi-Wycom (surveillance equipment) and Dahua Technology are expected to be among them. Laptops produced by Lenovo may also be listed. After entering the list, it will be difficult for these companies to be purchased by the Taiwan authorities.
It is worth mentioning that Nikkei did not release the name of the source in the report. However, when Taiwan's pro-green media "Liberty Times" reprinted the relevant reports, it directly named it - the person who accepted the interview with Japanese media was "Director" Jian Hongwei.
Jian Hongwei
Early, the DPP government repeatedly increased its investment in mainland China products and threatened to expand prevention of mainland technology and equipment. On January 14, the Taiwan Institute of Industrial Technology ("Industrial Research Institute"), which has a semi-official color, announced that employees will be prohibited from using Huawei mobile phones to connect to the intranet from noon on the 15th.
htmlOn January 15, the "Investment and Policy Association" also followed the "Industrial Research Institute" and stated that it would block Huawei equipment from using wireless internal networks; "Ministry of Economics and Industry Director" Lu Zhenghua said that the use of mainland mobile phones has long been prohibited by the procurement of official agencies. htmlOn the evening of 15, the "National Experimental Research Institute" (National Research Institute) issued a statement that it will block the use of internal networks of Chinese brands' equipment, including mobile phones, laptops, etc. In addition, the host and core network equipment of this department do not use mainland products, and will follow the instructions of the Taiwan authorities in the future to handle relevant equipment procurement.Jian Hongwei claimed in an interview, "We may complete and publish a blacklist of Chinese companies that may pose a security threat by the end of March, and update the list from time to time." He said, "In this case, all government departments, organizations and government-controlled enterprises can have a clear solution when purchasing new equipment."
Jian Hongwei said that this blacklist will also be provided to private companies for procurement reference. Next week, the "Information Security Department" will also issue guidelines for the use of electronic devices by Taiwan authorities. The DPP will not provide mainland smartphones to civil servants, and will also prohibit civil servants from using WeChat and other communication software in official mobile devices. The new regulations also apply to public institutions such as Taiwan Water, Taiwan Petroleum and Taiwan Electric Power, as well as public medical care, R&D institutions, etc.
Taiwan's "China Times" once commented that the "Industrial Research Institute" cannot ban Huawei, but the impact is not great. The focus is on political implications. The Tsai Ing-wen administration wants to show that Taiwan is a "loyal follower" of the United States, which hurts the national feelings and friendship between compatriots across the Taiwan Strait, and is not conducive to the development of cross-strait relations in 2019. Hong Kong's "China Review News Agency" even pointed out that the announcement of the "Industrial Research Institute" to ban Huawei products was the first day that the new "Premier" Su Zhenchang took office.
At the end of last year, Han Rubo, the president of the US-Taiwan Business Association, warned Taiwan not to purchase Huawei network equipment. Subsequently, Su Qiaohui, the "legislator" of the DPP and Su Zhenchang's daughter, questioned Huawei's sponsorship of the Christmas city event held by the New Taipei City Government, but was ridiculed by netizens as "it makes people feel mentally retarded."
Many Taiwanese businessmen also opposed the Tsai administration's actions. They questioned that they would only get the US verbal benefits but no substantial benefits. Especially before, Taiwanese manufacturers enjoyed the "order transfer effect" due to the Huawei incident, but now they have put Taiwanese manufacturers in an embarrassment. If the mainland cuts off orders from Taiwanese manufacturers, what solutions can the authorities come up with?
htmlOn January 16, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference about the "Industrial Research Institute"'s approach to Huawei that we firmly oppose this kind of practice that undermines normal economic and trade cooperation for political purposes. It not only harms the interests of mainland companies, but also seriously harms the interests of Taiwanese consumers. This approach caters to certain foreign forces, and it is unpopular to be a pawn for outsiders.On the other hand, the Tsai government is eager to please the United States, perhaps because there is only one year left before the "general election" of the leaders of Taiwan in 2020, trying to take over the foreign powers. Some media on the island revealed that Tsai Ing-wen visited the United States this year to try to transit through New York, and to use the results of "diplomatic" to enhance her momentum for re-election, but the Taiwan authorities denied it.
htmlOn January 22, Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Wang Yang emphasized at the 2019 Work Conference on Taiwan that the situation in the Taiwan Strait this year will be more complex and severe. We must fully implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the commemoration meeting of the 40th anniversary of the publication of the "Message to Compatriots in Taiwan", adhere to the policy of "peaceful reunification, one country, two systems", adhere to the one-China principle, adhere to the general tone of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and strive to promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations and promote the process of peaceful reunification of the motherland.
