7/1 马总统宣布成立全球招商及经济战略小组

因应ECFA时代，马英九总统与萧万长副总统举行「台湾新契机，亚洲新时代－关键时刻，正确选择」记者会，宣布由行政院成立「全球招商专案小组」，由经济部、财政部、行政院金融监督管理委员会等单位跨部会合作，在3个月内提出招商方案，并定期检讨成效。另在国家安全会议下成立「全球经济战略小组」，督导推动创新、招商的工作。

7/1   陆客银联卡在台可领现

国内银行公会、财金公司及中国银联宣布，即日起大陆观光客持有银联卡，可在台18家银行，计1.6万台贴有「Union Pay银联」的自动柜员机提领新台币现钞、预借现金及余额查询，每日提领上限1万元人民币，手续费1美元。 不过，因台湾ATM每次提领上限是2万元台币，所以陆客要分3次，才可以领足。

中国银联是世界第三大发卡公司，发卡张数超过7亿张，超过100个国家可以使用，大陆民众几乎人手一张，陆客来台洽商、旅游及留学习惯使用银联卡。

7/1   广西壮族自治区党委书记郭声琨访问台湾

大陆广西壮族自治区党委书记郭声琨，于7月1日率领上千人的经贸文化代表团抵台，进行为期5天的交流访问，这也是两岸签署ECFA后，第一位访台的大陆正省级人士。郭声琨此行以「深化交流合作宝岛行」为主题，主要目的是深化合作、走亲访友、学习取经。此行除了拜会国民党荣誉主席连战、吴伯雄、海基会董事长江丙坤，还探望前海基会董事长辜振甫遗孀辜严倬云，并且前往花莲和中南部地区，与原住民和客家乡亲进行交流。

7/2   辽宁省常务副省长许卫国率经贸文化交流团访台      

辽宁省常务副省长许卫国率团于2日至8日访台，大陆知名「二人转」表演团体赵本山及小沈阳也随行来台演出。许卫国一行于3日晚间在台北看望了10位孤儿和单亲家庭儿童后，即转往宜兰、云林、高雄等地参访台湾农业技术及设施，并采购农产品。      

7/4   吉林省副省长陈伟根率经贸团来台参访

吉林省副省长陈伟根率团来台，除出席「2010吉林经贸旅游交流合作周」活动，另在台北、台中、台南等地举办商贸采购专项洽谈会。吉林团二度来台，采购代表包括大、中型百货等8家相关企业，采购项目有农产食品、百货用品、民生用品、各类工艺品及家电等。

7/6 多数民意肯定第五次「江陈会谈」协议成果

陆委会6日公布最新民调显示第五次「江陈会谈」签署的「海峡两岸经济合作架构协议」和「海峡两岸智慧财产权保护合作协议」2项协议，有七成三的民众持正面肯定的评价，且有高达近八成（79.3%）的民众赞成继续透过两岸制度化协商，来处理两岸交流问题。

陆委会表示，这次签署的「海峡两岸经济合作架构协议」，有超过六成以上的民众对整体协商成果感到满意（61.1%），同时肯定台湾农渔产品有18项可以免关税进入大陆市场（63.6%），且有超过半数以上（53.1%）的民众认为政府有保障台湾弱势产业，至于在「海峡两岸智慧财产权保护合作协议」上，更有高达七成以上（73.1%）的民众感到满意。

7/10     第6届两岸经贸文化论坛在广州举行

第6届两岸经贸文化论坛（国共论坛）10、11日在广州举行。这次论坛以「加强新兴产业合作、提升两岸竞争力」为主题，会中讨论新能源、环保节能、教育文化等议题。这次台湾参加两岸经贸文化论坛成员除国民党荣誉主席吴伯雄外，还有国民党副主席林丰正、蒋孝严、国民党智库副董事长蔡勋雄，以及台彩董事长薛香川等多名企业界人士参加。两岸工业、科技、能源、环保产业界代表人士，及文化、教育、体育、新闻界的专家学者，共计400余人出席论坛。

7/10     海基会举办2010大陆台商子女快乐研习营

海基会举办的2010大陆台商子女「探索台湾之美」快乐研习营，7月10日上午在台湾艺术大学举办，今年研习营分3梯次举行，招收来自东莞、华东、上海3所大陆台商子弟学校以及各地的台商子女共计480人参加。此次研习营以台湾北部及中部地区为主要活动地点，除聘请专业教师讲解正体字、台湾史地、卫教保健等课程外，并安排台商子女搭乘高铁、参访台中自然科学博物馆、苗栗农业改良场、顺益台湾原住民博物馆、关渡自然公园、台北101大楼等人文景观与现代化建设。

7/12  「电子视像行业协会」抵台采购 面板

大陆电子视像行业协会秘书长白为民再度率领大陆彩电厂高阶主管来台采购。外贸协会除了在13日办理「海峡两岸平板显示产业合作研讨会」之外，也安排采购团参访友达、奇美电、华映、亿光及晶电等国内面板及LED龙头大厂，落实今年度53亿美元的预期采购目标。

7/15     我开放陆客澎湖落地签证

陆委会配合小三通政策检讨，修正《试办金门马祖澎湖与大陆地区通航实施办法》，对小三通海运业者强化管理，同时开放陆港澳居民来台探亲可走小三通，让在台居留大陆配偶的父母及未成年子女及已在台定居的大陆配偶父母、子女、兄弟姊妹等亲人眷属，皆可经由小三通出入台湾与金、马或澎湖。这次修法也放宽探亲亲等为二亲等内血亲或配偶在金、马或澎湖设户籍者，且停留期限也放宽，由每次7天6夜放宽为每次不得逾2个月。此外，即日起也开放大陆观光客赴澎湖落地签证，但不能由澎湖中转来台湾，期盼能吸引陆客赴澎湖观光。

7/18     大陆再开放6省区赴台旅游

海峡两岸旅游交流协会公告，自7月18日起，新增内蒙古、西藏、甘肃、青海、宁夏、新疆6省区，为大陆居民赴台旅游的开放区域。至此，大陆所有省市区全都开放了赴台旅游。2008年7月18日，大陆居民赴台旅游在13个省、直辖市试点开放，2009年2月扩大到25个省、区、市。

Chronicle of Cross-strait Economic and Trade Events

7/1  President Ma announces the establishment of global business investment and economic strategy task forces

President Ma Ying-jeou and Vice President Vincent Siew held a press conference to announce the formation of an Executive Yuan  “Global Investment Task Force” to facilitate interdepartmental cooperation among the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and Financial Supervisory Commission in relation to the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). Within three months, the task force will present a plan for attracting business investment. It also will regularly review the plan results. In addition, a “Global Economic Strategy Task Force” will be established under the National Security Council to guide and promote innovation and business investment work.

7/1 Mainland visitors can get cash in Taiwan with Union Pay card

The Bankers Association of the Republic of China, financial companies in Taiwan, and China Union Pay announced that from today, mainland Chinese tourists with Union Pay cards will be able to withdraw new Taiwan dollars from 16,000 ATMs (with Union Pay stickers) operated by 18 banks in Taiwan. Mainland visitors can also use the machines for cash advances and to check balance. There is a daily RMB limit on withdrawal amounts and a US$1 processing fee. However, since the Taiwan ATMS have NTD-denominated limits, mainland visitors will need to make three withdrawals to total the daily RMB limit.

China Union Pay is the world’s third-largest card issuer, with over 700 million cards in circulation. Mainland business, tourist and student visitors are accustomed to using the cards when visiting Taiwan.

7/1 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Secretary Guo Shengkun to visit Taiwan

Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Party Secretary Guo Shengkun, led a thousand-plus-person trade and cultural mission to visit Taiwan for a five-day exchange visit from July 1. He was the first provincial level official to visit Taiwan from the mainland since the two sides signed the ECFA. The visit aimed to “deepen exchanges and cooperation with Taiwan,” including visits with family and friends and experience exchange. Guo visited KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan, Wu Poh-hsiung, SEF Chairman Chiang Pin-kung, and Cecilia Koo, widow of former SEF Chairman Koo Chen-fu. The mission also visited Hualien and the central and southern regions for exchanges with Hakka and aboriginal communities.

7/2 Vice governor of Liaoning Province Xu Weiguo leads commercial and cultural exchange mission to Taiwan

Xu Weiguo, executive vice governor of Liaoning Province, led a delegation to visit Taiwan from July 2 to 8. Zhao Benshan and Xiao Shenyang of the well-known mainland performance group Er Ren Zhuan also joined the mission and gave a performance while in Taiwan. On the evening of July 3, Xu met with 10 orphans and the children of single-parent families in Taipei. The mission then continued on to Yilan, Yunlin, and Kaohsiung to inspect agricultural technology and equipment and procure agricultural products.

7/4 Jilin Province Vice Governor Chen Weigen leads economic and trade delegation to visit Taiwan

Chen Weigen, vice governor of Jilin Province, led a delegation to Taiwan to attend the “2010 Jilin Economic, Trade, Tourism Exchange and Cooperation Week” activity. The group also held procurement meetings in Taipei, Taichung, and Tainan. This is the second procurement mission sent by Jilin to Taiwan. This time the group was joined by representatives of eight medium and large-sized department stores. They were sourcing agricultural and food products, consumer and daily use goods, handicraft items and home appliances and electronics.

7/6 Majority support the results of the fifth Chiang-Chen Talks

The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced the results of its latest public opinion survey on July 6. The survey polled views on the cross-strait ECFA and Intellectual Property Right (IPR) Protection and Cooperation Agreement signed at the fifth Chiang-Chen Talks. 73% of the public were supportive of the agreements, and 79.3% approved the handling of cross-strait issues through institutionalized cross-strait negotiations .

The MAC stated that 61.1% of the public were satisfied with the outcome of the negotiations overall. At the same time, 63.6% of the public were satisfied with the 18 items included for tariff-free access to the mainland market. Over half of the people (53.1%) believed that the government had protected vulnerable industries in Taiwan. And over 73.1% of the public said they were satisfied with the IPR agreement.

7/10 Sixth Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Forum held in Guangzhou

The Sixth Cross-Strait Economic and Trade Forum (KMT-CPC Forum) was held in Guangzhou on July 10 and 11. “Strengthening Cooperation in Emerging Industries and Raising Cross-strait Competitiveness” was the theme of this year’s event. Taiwan participants in the forum included KMT Vice Chairman Lin Fong-cheng, John Chiang, vice chairman of the KMT think tank Tsai Hsun-hsiung, and Taiwan Lottery Chairman Hsueh Hsiang-chuan. Experts and scholars from both sides in the areas of industry, commerce, technology, energy, and environmental protection were also among the more than 400 people attending the forum.

7/10  SEF holds the 2010 “Happy Learning Camp” for the children of　Taiwanese businesspeople in mainland China

The SEF held the 2010 “Happy Learning Camp” for the children of Taiwanese businesspeople in mainland China on the morning of July 10 at the Taiwan University of the Arts. Under the theme of “Exploring the Beauty of Taiwan, the camp consisted of three sessions attended by a total of 480 students from three Taiwanese schools in the mainland, including schools in Dongguan, eastern China and Shanghai. The main camp activities were held in northern and central Taiwan. In addition to attending classes on writing in the traditional Chinese script, Taiwanese history and geography, and health education, the students took a trip on the high speed rail to visit the Museum of Natural Science, Miaoli Agricultural Improvement Farm, Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, Guandu Nature Park, Taipei 101 and other sites.

7/12  China Video Industry Association visits Taiwan to buy panels

China Video Industry Association Secretary-General Bai Weimin led a mainland procurement delegation to Taiwan. The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) arranged a “Cross-strait Flat Panel Display Industry Cooperation Seminar” on July 13 as well as visits to LED heavyweights AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, Chunghwa Picture, Everlight Electronics, and Epistar. The mission is expected to generate an estimated US$5.3 billion in procurement orders.

7/15 Taiwan allows issuance of landing visas in Penghu for mainland visitors

As part of a “Mini-Three-Links” policy review, the MAC amended the “Regulations Governing the Trial Operation of Transportation Links Between Kinmen/Matsu/Penghu and the Mainland Area” to strengthen management of the shipping industry under the “Mini-Three-Links” program. The revised regulations also extend the links to allow mainland Chinese, Hong Kong and Macao residents to make family-related visits to Taiwan via the “Mini-Three-Links.” This will enable the parents and non-adult children of mainland spouses residing in Taiwan, as well as the dependents of the parents, children and siblings of mainland spouses who are already residing in Taiwan to travel to Taiwan, Kinmen, Matsu and Penghu via the links. The revised rules also extend the maximum period of stay for relatives up to the second degree and spouses with registered households in Kinmen, Matsu or Penghu from seven days and six nights to up to two months. In addition, mainland tourists can also apply for a landing visa in Penghu, but cannot transfer from Penghu to the main island of Taiwan, with the aim of promoting mainland tourism visits to Penghu.  

7/18  Mainland allows residents of six additional provinces and areas to visit Taiwan

The Cross-strait Tourism Exchange Association announced that the residents of six additional provinces and areas would be allowed to visit Taiwan from July 18, including Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, and Xinjiang. The mainland allowed residents of 13 provinces and special municipalities to visit Taiwan on a trial basis from July 18, 2008. The policy was extended to a total of 25 provinces, areas and cities in February 2009.