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Questions remain after Mr. Ma’s response• It is encouraging to know Mr.

Ma is concerned about the

economy. The lacklustereconomic performance istestament to his leadership ofthe past few years.

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1. This is not true:a. Upon the time Mr. Ma

delivered the speech, The TiSAwas already “sent” to vote inLegislative Yuan, meaningthere would only be Ratified orNot without opportunities forthorough deliberation betweenKMP, DPP and the public.

b. The process is that theagreement signed betweenChina and Taiwan has to be

ratified in Legislative Yuanbefore being effective.However, ublic hearin s took

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place AFTER signing the TiSA.That leaves Legislative Yuannothing but a stamp ofapproval only. This processbypasses building consensusbefore starting negotiation. Isthat the democracy we want?

c. KMT’s Vice ExecutiveSecretary Hung-Chih Linmentioned more than once thatthere is no room fordeliberation on the TiSA, whichhas to be only decided by vote.Note KMT has majority inLegislative Yuan, and Mr. Ma isthe Chairman of KMT.

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2. So what has Mr. Ma donethese years?

3. Rashly increasing thenumber of FTAs signedwithout sufficient debate anddeliberation is not thesolution to economicmalaise.

a. Our democracy shouldnot be compromised inthe name of economic

development. Thepeople should be

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build a future for all.b. Without transparent

due process, it is opento doubt whether thetrade agreementserves the interests ofall, and not just specialinterests.

c. A comprehensive tradepolicy also has toaddress the impact ofliberalization on lesscompetitive sectors ofthe economy to avoiderosion of social capitalfrom increasinginequality.

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4. Again, what has Mr. Madone these years? Note thatMr. Ma mentioned FTAbetween Korea andCanada, wondering what theprogress is between FTAdiscussion with Canada?

5. Hearsay should not be oneof the arguments from Mr.Ma to persuade the publicon the TiSA?

6. Trade agreement is all aboutne otiation. Each art has

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what it wants to protectunder any circumstances. Itis never fair, and is notdesigned to be fair. Onceone country finds it difficultto make progress / unable toprotect certain items it wants

to protect, it walks away. It ismore about beingresponsible for the welfareof the whole country thancredibility. Speaking ofcredibility, does Mr. Ma evercare?http://photo.xuite.net/sukishiori/5847585/2.jpg/sizes/o/

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• Every country wants to retainthe talents in the home

country. Most developedcountries such as US andSingapore even try to attracttalents from aboard bygranting them permanentresidency.

• It is interesting to see Mr. Maencourages young talents towork in other countries.

Shouldn’t he try to create acompetitive environment that

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around the world?

• So what he alluded to seemsto be “Yes, we suck. Pleasego and work elsewhere.” Nowonder we have been losingcompetitiveness.

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• It is pre-mature to jump intoconclusion on the TiSA. Itwould not be 100% favorableto China; nor would it toTaiwan. That said, it remainsunclear how negativeimpacts will be mitigated.

• While there seems to be noevaluation on negativeimpact, the economic benefitMr. Ma cares most does notseem to justify the TiSA.

According to Ministry of

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,TiSA will increase TaiwanGDP by US$97mm– US$134mm, representing0.025%-0.034%.To put that amount intocontext, Ministry ofEconomic Affairsmentioned on March24, 2014 that one-daystrike would costUS$120bn.So what is the economicbenefit the TiSA brings toTaiwan? It is only worth1/10 days of work.

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• Being against currentpackage of the TiSA does nottranslate into opposingliberalization. Over-generalization only createsunnecessary opposition anddetails the attention to theessence of the deal. Not tomention those ungroundedpitches.

• The government is holding agun to the people’s headsand forcing a Yes and No

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decision on the currentpackage. We should havemore options than that.

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