兩岸經貿大事紀

4/24     大陸通過環保法修訂案

大陸「人大」4月24日通過環保法修訂案，預計明年1月1日施行。新環保法明確大陸政府對環境保護的監督管理職責、完善生態保護、汙染物總量控制、環境監測和環境影響評價、跨行政區域聯合防治等環境保護制度，強化企業污染防治責任等，法律條文由47條增至70條。

4/26     吳敦義副總統率團出席教廷先教宗封聖典禮

吳敦義副總統4月26日至4月30日「聖平專案」前往梵蒂岡，參加本年4月27日教廷舉行之先教宗若望廿三世及若望保祿二世封聖典禮，基於我與教廷長達73年的邦誼，加以兩位先教宗與我國淵源深厚，為表我慶賀兩位先教宗封聖之意，馬總統特指派吳副總統擔任特使率團出席此次封聖大典。

4/28     貴州省委書記趙克志率團來台交流

貴州省委書記趙克志4月28日率團來台進行5天參訪，期間出席「兩岸（貴州）經貿交流合作論壇」時表示，未來希望台灣與貴州能在電子資訊、農業、旅遊及文化教育等方面加強合作，尤以貴州正展開「大數據」產業佈局，兩岸合作潛力巨大。

5/7        我4月出口266.0億美元創歷年同月次高

財政部發布海關進出口貿易資料顯示，我國今年4月出口266.0億美元，為歷年4月次高，僅次於2011年4月，成長6.2%；進口240.6億美元，成長5.8%。另出超25.3億美元，成長10.3%。累計今年1-4月我國出口999.2億美元，成長2.3%，進口909.2億美元，小幅成長0.2%，累計出超90.0億美元，成長29.6%。就4月我主要出口市場觀察，除對日本出口下滑3.2%外，其餘出口至歐洲、東協（6國）、美國及大陸(含香港)分別成長13.1%、8.5%、6.9%及5.0%。

5/8        林中森董事長會見安徽省委書記張寶順

安徽省委書記張寶順於5月6日至11日率「安徽經貿文化訪問團」抵台交流，他表示，由於台灣首任巡撫劉銘傳是安徽人，此次訪台不僅備感親切，更應「手拉手、心連心」為兩岸和平發展共同努力。海基會林中森董事長會見張書記時表示，安徽經濟的快速發展，皖台合作發展的互補性日益增強，希望進一步加強交流交往，深化經貿合作，密切雙向互動，共用兩岸關係和平發展紅利，為兩岸人民創造更多福祉。

5/9        大陸研究機構公布2013年度大陸城市競爭力排名

中國社會科學院財經戰略研究院、城市與競爭力研究中心、社會科學文獻出版社合發布的「2013年度大陸城市競爭力排名」顯示，綜合經濟競爭力排名前3名的城市依序為香港、深圳、上海。2013年綜合經濟競爭力指數排名第5名至第10名的陸城依序為廣州、北京、蘇州、天津、佛山、澳門。在2013年宜居城市競爭力方面，香港由去年第1名跌至第2名，落後於廣東省珠海市。宜居城市第3名至第10名依序為海口、三亞、廈門、深圳、舟山、無錫、杭州和上海。

5/13     林中森董事長會見湖北省常務副省長王曉東

湖北省常務副省長王曉東於5月13日至18日率團抵台交流，此行主要參加2014年「第11屆湖北武漢台灣周」，期間舉辦文化及經貿交流活動。海基會林中森董事長會見王副省長時表示，兩次到湖北考察，認為湖北高度重視台商發展，並對2013年以來湖北的「千名幹部進台企，傾情服務促發展」活動印象非常深刻。王副省長則轉達了省委書記李鴻忠、省長王國生對林中森董事長的問候，並對林董事長致力於兩岸和平發展表示敬重。

5/15     林中森董事長率團赴成都、重慶參訪

為深入了解台商投資發展情況，同時關心台商在當地從事生產、銷售等經營活動時所面臨的問題，海基會林中森董事長於5月15日至5月18日率「海基會關懷成都重慶台商參訪團」赴成都、重慶進行4天參訪，期間出席「重慶台商協會20周年慶典」、參訪台資企業，並與兩地台商座談，除傾聽台商心聲、加強與台商溝通聯繫外，並廣宣「兩岸服貿協議」相關內容，亦鼓勵台商回台投資，此外，在會見四川省委書記王東明、四川省長黃新初、重慶市委書記孫政才及重慶市長黃奇帆時反映台商意見，協助台商解決相關問題。

5/16     大陸1至4月實際使用外資成長5%

大陸商務部5月16日公布，今年1至4月外商投資新設立企業6,661家，較2013年下降0.4%，實際使用外資金額403億美元，不含銀行、證券、保險領域數據，比同期成長5%。

5/17     張家祝部長率團出席APEC第20屆貿易部長會議

APEC第20屆貿易部長會議5月17日、18日在山東青島召開，經濟部長張家祝率團參加。本屆會議主題是「攜手亞太，共創未來」，經濟部長張家祝代表我國與會。本次會議重要議題包括「支持多邊貿易體系及對抗保護主義」、「推進區域經濟整合」、「促進創新發展、經濟改革及成長」與「加強全面連結及基礎建設發展」。「亞太自由貿易區」（FTAAP）為會議討論重點，我國在會中呼籲亞太自由貿易區應採開放區域主義精神，並符合包容性、透明度及全面性的前提，再提出務實可行的步驟及工作計畫，以共同實現亞太地區的全體福祉。本次貿易部長會議期間，張部長共與大陸、印尼、澳洲、日本、紐西蘭、越南、美國、加拿大等8個會員體經貿部長或代表就會中相關議題舉行雙邊會談或短暫晤談。

Chronicle of Cross-strait Economic and Trade Events

June, 2014  No.270

4/24     Mainland approves revised Environmental Protection Law

Mainland China's National People's Congress approved the revised Environmental Protection Law on April 24. The new law is expected to come into effect on January 1 of next year. The law stipulates the environmental protection supervision and management responsibilities of the mainland government, strengthens ecological protections, overall pollutant controls, environmental monitoring and environmental impact assessments, joint pollution prevention across administrative regions and other environmental protection systems. It also raises the pollution control responsibilities of enterprises. The new law contains 70 articles, compared to the original 47 articles.

4/26     Vice President Wu Den-yih leads a delegation to attend ceremony for the canonization of former popes

Vice President Wu Den-yih led a delegation to attend the Vatican on April 26 to 30 to participate in the April 27 canonization ceremony for former popes John XXIII and John Paul II. President Ma Ying-jeou designated Vice President Wu to serve as envoy at the ceremony in view of the Republic of China's diplomatic relationship with the Vatican, dating back to 1984, and Taiwan's deep ties to the two popes.

4/28     CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee Secretary Chao Ke-chih leads a delegation to Taiwan for exchange

CPC Guizhou Provincial Committee Secretary Chao Ke-chih led a delegation to Taiwan for a five-day visit from April 28. At the "Cross-Strait (Guizhou) Economic and Trade Exchange and Cooperation Forum," Secretary Chao expressed hope that Taiwan and Guizhou could strengthen cooperation in electronic information, agriculture, travel, culture and education. He noted that there was especially great potential for cross-strait cooperation related to the development of the "big data" industry in Guizhou.

5/7        Taiwan's April exports approach record high at US$26.6 billion

The Ministry of Finance announced import and export trade figures for April. Taiwan's exports in the month reached US$26.6 billion, a 6.2% gain and the second highest April figure after 2011. Imports gained 5.8% to US$24.06 billion, netting Taiwan a trade surplus of US$2.53 billion, up 10.3%. Taiwan's exports in the first four months of the year totaled US$99.92 billion, up 2.3%, with imports inching up by 0.2% to US$90.92 billion. The total surplus for the period was US$9 billion, up 29.6%. In April, exports to Japan fell by 2.3% and exports to Europe, ASEAN (six countries), the United States and mainland China (including Hong Kong) gained by 13.1%, 8.5%, 6.9% and 5%, respectively.

5/8        Chairman Lin Join-sane meets CPC Anhui Provincial Committee Secretary Zhang Baoshun

CPC Anhui Provincial Committee Secretary Zhang Baoshun led an "Anhui Economic and Cultural Mission" to Taiwan for exchanges from May 6 to 11. He noted that Taiwan's first governor, Liu Ming-chuan, was an Anhui native and that this visit to Taiwan comes with an especially strong sense of closeness. He also urged the two sides to work "hand in hand and heart to heart" for the development of peace between the two sides. During the meeting with Secretary Zhang, Chairman Lin noted that rapid growth of Anhui's economy and the increasingly complementary nature of cooperation between Anhui and Taiwan. He expressed hope to strengthen exchanges and contacts, deepen economic and trade cooperation, form close two-way interaction, and share in the dividends of peaceful development of cross-strait relations to enhance the well being of the people on both sides.

5/9        Mainland research institute announces competitiveness ranking of mainland cities in 2013

The National Academy of Economic Strategy and Center for City and Competitiveness under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Social Sciences Academic Press jointly published the "2013 China City Competitiveness Ranking." The top three mainland cities on the list were Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai. The fifth to tenth ranking cities were, in descending order, Guangzhou, Beijing, Suzhou, Tianjin, Foshan and Macao. In terms of livability, Hong Kong fell from first place to second place, trailing Zhuhai in Guangdong Province. The third to tenth ranking cities for livability were Haikou, Sanya, Xiamen, Shenzhen, Zhoushan, Wuxi, Hangzhou and Shanghai.

5/13     Chairman Lin Join-sane meets Deputy Governor of Hubei Province Wang Xiaodong

Deputy Governor of Hubei Province Wang Xiaodong led an exchange mission to Taiwan on May 13 to 18. The main purpose of the trip was to hold culture and economic and trade exchange activities during the "11th Hubei•Wuhan Taiwan Week."During a meeting with Deputy Governor Wang, SEF Chairman Lin Join-sane noted that he had made two inspection visits to Hubei and was deeply impressed by Hubei's concern for the development of Taiwanese businesses and the "thousand cadre visit to serve and promote the development of Taiwanese enterprises." Deputy Governor Wang passed on the greetings of Provincial Party Committee Secretary Li Hongzhong and Governor Wang Guosheng to Chairman Lin and expressed respect for Chairman Lin's commitment to the development of peace between the two sides.

5/15     Chairman Lin Join-sane leads a delegation to Chengdu and Chongqing

SEF Chairman Lin Join-sane led a mission to Chengdu and Chongqing for a four-day visit to more deeply understand the investment development status of Taiwanese businesses, as well as show concern for the problems encountered by Taiwanese companies in their local production, marketing and other operations. During the visit, Chairman Lin attended the 20th anniversary celebration of the Chongqing Taiwan Business Association and visited Taiwanese enterprises. The mission also held Taiwan business forums in the two areas to listen to the hopes of Taiwanese businesspeople and strengthen communication and liaison with the Taiwanese business community. The forums also promoted the "Cross-Strait Trade in Services Agreement" and encouraged mainland-based Taiwanese companies to invest back in Taiwan. During meetings with Sichuan CPC Provincial Committee Secretary Wang Dongming, Governor of Sichuan Province Huang Xinchu, Secretary of the Chongqing Municipal Committee of the CPC Sun Zhengcai and Chongqing Mayor Huang Qifan, Chairman Lin also reflected the views of Taiwanese businesspeople and sought assistance to help resolve the problems facing Taiwanese enterprises.

5/16     Utilized foreign capital in the mainland grows by 5%

Mainland China's Ministry of Commerce announced on May 16 that 6,661 foreign-invested companies were established in the first four months of the year, down 0.4% from the same period a year earlier. The amount of utilized foreign capital during the period was US$40.3 billion, excluding investment in the banking, securities, insurance sectors, up 5% in the same comparison period.

5/17     Minister Chang Chia-juch leads delegation to attend the 20th Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade

Minister of Economic Affairs Chang Chia-juch led a delegation to participate in the 20th Meeting of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade. The meeting convened in Qingdao, Shandong Province on May 17 and 18 under the theme of "Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership." Major issues on the meeting agenda were "supporting the multilateral trade system and confronting protectionism," "advancing regional economic integration," "promoting innovative development, economic reform and growth," and "strengthening comprehensive links and infrastructure development." The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) was a focal point of the discussions. During the meeting, Taiwan called on the FTAAP to adopt a spirit of open regionalism, inclusiveness, transparency and comprehensiveness. It also proposed pragmatic and practicable steps and working plans to jointly advance the shared interests of the Asia-Pacific region. Minister Chang also held bilateral discussions and brief exchanges with the economic ministers or representatives of eight APEC economies, including mainland China, Indonesia, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, Vietnam, the United States and Canada.