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The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement Between the Straits Exchange Foundation and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Elizabeth Chien-Hale
Elizabeth Chien-Hale*
Affiliation:
Pacific Rim Region Interest Group of the American Society of International Law
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International Legal Materials , Volume 50 , Issue 3 , June 2011 , pp. 440 - 446
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Copyright © American Society of International Law 2011

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* This text was reproduced and reformatted from the text available at the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability website (visited Apr. 15, 2011) http://www.ecfa.org.tw/EcfaAttachment/ECFADoc/ECFA.pdf.

1 See Historic Taiwan-China Trade Deal Takes Effect, BBC News, Sept. 12, 2010, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worldasia-pacific-11275274; see also Taiwan and China Sign Landmark Trade Agreement, BBC News, June 29, 2010, http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11275274.

2 Chinese, Mainland, Taiwan Sign Landmark Economic Pact, Xinhuanet, June 29, 2010, http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-06/29/c_13375203.htm. 3 See, e.g., Ko Shu-ling, China Denies Supporting Taiwanese FTAs, Taipei Times, Jan. 21, 2010, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2010/01/21/2003464038 Google Scholar.

4 See Elizabeth, Tchii, ECFA to Boost GDP, Create Jobs: CIER, Taipei Times, July 30, 2009, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2009/07/30/2003449939; see also Taiwan, Singapore Set for Formal Talks on Trade Deal, China Post, Dec. 16, 2010, http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwanbusiness/2010/12/16/283854/Taiwan-Singapore.htm; but see Tung Chen-Yuan, Taiwan May be Left out in the Cold, Taipei Times, Feb. 26, 2010, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2009/02/26/2003437076 Google Scholar.

5 While there are currently about forty FTAs and RTS signed among Asian countries, Taiwan has only signed four FTAs with five countries. See Kristy Hsu, Taiwan-ASEAN Partnership in Economic Integration: Looking Ahead (Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center), http://www.aseancenter.org.tw/upload/files/OUTLOOK002_01.pdf; see also Jaume Giné Daví, Dialogue Between China and Taiwan and its Geopolitical Impact in North-East Asia (ESADEgeo Position Paper 2) (Sept. 2010), http://itemsweb.esade.edu/research/esadegeo/DIALOGUE%20CHINA%20TAIWAN_GINE_EN.pdf.

6 See Ko, Shu-ling, Indian Officials Optimistic on FTA Deal, Taipei Times , Mar. 9, 2011, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2011/03/09/2003497745 Google Scholar.

7 Id.

8 Challenge vs Opportunity – Tasks and Prospects in Signing ECFA (Bureau of Foreign Trade, MOEA Mar.16, 2010), http://www.ecfa.org.tw/EcfaAttachment/ECFADoc/990316%E7%BE%8E%E6%9E%97%E8%8B%B1%E6%96%87%E6%BC%94%E8%AC%9B.pdf; see also Joyce Huang, Japanese Chamber of Commerce Hands White Paper to Ma, Taipei Times, Oct. 24, 2010, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2009/10/24/2003456755.

9 See High-profile Taiwan’s ECFA Debate in Spotlight, Taiwan News, Apr. 25, 2010, http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=1236972&lang=eng_news&cate_img=83.jpg&cate_rss=news_Politics_TAIWAN. See also ECFA Debate, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECFA_Debate.