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Seconds out, round one
And the president wins on points
Apr 29th 2010 | TAIPEI | From The Economist print edition

FOR months Taiwan has been negotiating with China the outlines of a free-trade deal—behind closed doors. So it came as a surprise when Ma Ying-jeou, the president, agreed to a debate on April 25th with Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It was the first time since taking office in 2008 that Mr Ma had directly engaged the pro-independence DPP, which represents around 45% of voters. The DPP had long demanded such a debate and saw Mr Ma’s concession as a triumph. Faced with sagging popularity and recent electoral setbacks, Mr Ma hoped to win more support for the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement or ECFA, the cornerstone of his cross-strait policies. He has set June as his target date for signature.

The slump in Mr Ma’s popularity can be traced to a deadly typhoon last year. When he met victims, he came across as wooden and awkward. So he was expected to be at a disadvantage in the debate. In fact, he appeared relaxed and genial.

He argued Taiwan had no option but to sign the pact with China, both its archenemy and biggest trading partner. Thanks to pressure from China, Taiwan is largely excluded from the world’s 272 free-trade agreements, including one between China and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) that came into effect in January, and risks being marginalised. “Trade is our lifeline,” declared the president. “Without it, there is no Taiwan.” The ECFA, he claimed, would encourage other countries to sign free-trade agreements with Taiwan. He would personally lead a task force to guide this. In a populist touch, Mr Ma sternly warned Beijing not to interfere: “The blood of our Taiwanese is brave, pragmatic and persevering.”

Ms Tsai hoped to distance the DPP from its past radicalism and woo centrist voters. She barely touched on her party’s fears of annexation by China, or even on the DPP’s call for a referendum on the ECFA. Instead, she stiffly recited economic arguments. She repeatedly demanded that Mr Ma tell her how many jobs would be lost to a flood of cheap Chinese goods.

She also attacked Mr Ma for being recklessly hasty. Taiwan, she insisted, would do better to negotiate with China slowly, through existing World Trade Organisation structures. The ECFA talks began only in January. Only exports most affected by the China-ASEAN pact are to be freed on signature in June, and agreements on intellectual-property rights and investment-protection are to be negotiated. The main point of the pact is to outline steps the two sides will take to liberalise and regulate trade over the next decade or so.

Ms Tsai also accused Mr Ma of upsetting the regional balance of power, alarming Japan and South Korea. But she was hamstrung by the DPP’s past. Mr Ma gently ridiculed some of the DPP’s sillier scaremongering, such as the claim that, under his rule, young Taiwanese would have to do military service in the northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang.

Pollsters disagreed about who won the debate. But, at the least, Mr Ma managed to halt the slide in his popularity. Bruce Jacobs, a Taiwan expert at Monash University in Melbourne, said Ms Tsai performed poorly. In private, DPP leaders admitted to him they thought Mr Ma the victor.

Taiwan and Beijing are preparing to hold further secret trade talks. The last round in early April saw China, in an effort to win over the Taiwanese public, agree not to push for the lifting of bans on over 800 Chinese agricultural imports or to allow an influx of Chinese workers.

Taiwan originally hoped that around 500 items would be tariff-free at once. But, eyeing the June deadline, negotiators are now believed to be culling items. Peter Kurz, head of Taiwan research at Citigroup’s securities’ arm, estimates the number may already be down to 300.

What gives the June deadline urgency is Taiwanese politics. The ECFA must be approved by the disputatious parliament. Later in the year come important municipal elections that in turn will set the tone for the 2012 presidential poll. During the election campaign, it will be hard for legislators from Mr Ma’s ruling Kuomintang, or KMT, to support such a divisive issue. Before then, however, they are expected to rally behind the ECFA. And Mr Ma may have made that a little easier for them.

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Seconds out, round one
And the president wins on points
Apr 29th 2010 | TAIPEI | From The Economist print edition

FOR months Taiwan has been negotiating with China the outlines of a free-trade deal—behind closed doors. So it came as a surprise when Ma Ying-jeou, the president, agreed to a debate on April 25th with Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It was the first time since taking office in 2008 that Mr Ma had directly engaged the pro-independence DPP, which represents around 45% of voters. The DPP had long demanded such a debate and saw Mr Ma’s concession让步 as a triumph. Faced with sagging popularity and recent electoral setbacks, Mr Ma hoped to win more support for the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement or ECFA, the cornerstone of his cross-strait policies. He has set June as his target date for signature.

The slump in Mr Ma’s popularity can be traced to a deadly typhoon last year. When he met victims, he came across as wooden and awkward. So he was expected to be at a disadvantage in the debate. In fact, he appeared relaxed and genial和蔼的.

He argued Taiwan had no option but to sign the pact with China, both its archenemy and biggest trading partner. Thanks to pressure from China, Taiwan is largely excluded from the world’s 272 free-trade agreements, including one between China and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) that came into effect in January, and risks being marginalised. “Trade is our lifeline,” declared the president. “Without it, there is no Taiwan.” The ECFA, he claimed, would encourage other countries to sign free-trade agreements with Taiwan. He would personally lead a task force to guide this. In a populist touch, Mr Ma sternly warned Beijing not to interfere: “The blood of our Taiwanese is brave, pragmatic and persevering.”

Ms Tsai hoped to distance the DPP from its past radicalism and woo centrist voters. She barely touched on her party’s fears of annexation by China, or even on the DPP’s call for a referendum on the ECFA. Instead, she stiffly recited economic arguments. She repeatedly demanded that Mr Ma tell her how many jobs would be lost to a flood of cheap Chinese goods.

She also attacked Mr Ma for being recklessly hasty. Taiwan, she insisted, would do better to negotiate with China slowly, through existing World Trade Organisation structures. The ECFA talks began only in January. Only exports most affected by the China-ASEAN pact are to be freed on signature in June, and agreements on intellectual-property rights and investment-protection are to be negotiated. The main point of the pact is to outline steps the two sides will take to liberalise and regulate trade over the next decade or so.

Ms Tsai also accused Mr Ma of upsetting the regional balance of power, alarming Japan and South Korea. But she was hamstrung by the DPP’s past. Mr Ma gently ridiculed some of the DPP’s sillier scaremongering, such as the claim that, under his rule, young Taiwanese would have to do military service in the northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang.

Pollsters disagreed about who won the debate. But, at the least, Mr Ma managed to halt the slide in his popularity. Bruce Jacobs, a Taiwan expert at Monash University in Melbourne, said Ms Tsai performed poorly. In private, DPP leaders admitted to him they thought Mr Ma the victor.

Taiwan and Beijing are preparing to hold further secret trade talks. The last round in early April saw China, in an effort to win over the Taiwanese public, agree not to push for the lifting of bans on over 800 Chinese agricultural imports or to allow an influx of Chinese workers.

Taiwan originally hoped that around 500 items would be tariff-free at once. But, eyeing the June deadline, negotiators are now believed to be culling items. Peter Kurz, head of Taiwan research at Citigroup’s securities’ arm, estimates the number may already be down to 300.

What gives the June deadline urgency is Taiwanese politics. The ECFA must be approved by the disputatious parliament. Later in the year come important municipal elections that in turn will set the tone for the 2012 presidential poll. During the election campaign, it will be hard for legislators from Mr Ma’s ruling Kuomintang, or KMT, to support such a divisive issue. Before then, however, they are expected to rally behind the ECFA. And Mr Ma may have made that a little easier for them.


【 “Without it, there is no Taiwan.” Ma Ying-jeou quoted history to seek support. For ECFA, Taiwan needs an agreement like this no matter what name it is. In fact, the question about ECFA, now is just the idea of Taiwan unilaterally, although we have official reasons to believe that mainland China and is willing to sign ECFA with Taiwan. But such an important event must be authorized by both agencies to discuss the SEF and the ARATS, but also be negotiated several times to discuss the current situation. Whether the topic would be on the agenda, ler's see.】

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FOR months Taiwan has been negotiating with China the outlines of a free-trade deal—behind closed doors. So it came as a surprise when Ma Ying-jeou, the president, agreed to a debate on April 25th with Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It was the first time since taking office in 2008 that Mr Ma had directly engaged the pro-independence DPP, which represents around 45% of voters. The DPP had long demanded such a debate and saw Mr Ma’s concession让步 as a triumph. Faced with sagging popularity and recent electoral setbacks, Mr Ma hoped to win more support for the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement or ECFA, the cornerstone of his cross-strait policies. He has set June as his target date for signature.

The slump in Mr Ma’s popularity can be traced to a deadly typhoon last year. When he met victims, he came across as wooden and awkward. So he was expected to be at a disadvantage in the debate. In fact, he appeared relaxed and genial和蔼的.

He argued Taiwan had no option but to sign the pact with China,不批评这种问题，不管政治立场。。。。。。 both its archenemy and biggest trading partner. Thanks to pressure from China, Taiwan is largely excluded from the world’s 272 free-trade agreements, including one between China and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) that came into effect in January, and risks being marginalised. “Trade is our lifeline,” declared the president. “Without it, there is no Taiwan.” The ECFA, he claimed, would encourage other countries to sign free-trade agreements with Taiwan. He would personally lead a task force to guide this. In a populist touch, Mr Ma sternly warned Beijing not to interfere: “The blood of our Taiwanese is brave, pragmatic and persevering.”

Ms Tsai hoped to distance the DPP from its past radicalism and woo centrist voters. She barely touched on her party’s fears of annexation by China, or even on the DPP’s call for a referendum on the ECFA. Instead, she stiffly recited economic arguments. She repeatedly demanded that Mr Ma tell her how many jobs would be lost to a flood of cheap Chinese goods.

She also attacked Mr Ma for being recklessly hasty. Taiwan, she insisted, would do better to negotiate with China slowly, through existing World Trade Organisation structures. The ECFA talks began only in January. Only exports most affected by the China-ASEAN pact are to be freed on signature in June, and agreements on intellectual-property rights and investment-protection are to be negotiated. The main point of the pact is to outline steps the two sides will take to liberalise and regulate trade over the next decade or so.

Ms Tsai also accused Mr Ma of upsetting the regional balance of power, alarming Japan and South Korea. But she was hamstrung使残废 by the DPP’s past. Mr Ma gently ridiculed some of the DPP’s sillier scaremongering, such as the claim that, under his rule, young Taiwanese would have to do military service in the northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang.

Pollsters disagreed about who won the debate. But, at the least, Mr Ma managed to halt the slide in his popularity. Bruce Jacobs, a Taiwan expert at Monash University in Melbourne, said Ms Tsai performed poorly. In private, DPP leaders admitted to him they thought Mr Ma the victor.

Taiwan and Beijing are preparing to hold further secret trade talks. The last round in early April saw China, in an effort to win over the Taiwanese public, agree not to push for the lifting of bans on over 800 Chinese agricultural imports or to allow an influx of Chinese workers.

Taiwan originally hoped that around 500 items would be tariff-free at once. But, eyeing the June deadline, negotiators are now believed to be culling items. Peter Kurz, head of Taiwan research at Citigroup’s securities’ arm, estimates the number may already be down to 300.

What gives the June deadline urgency is Taiwanese politics. The ECFA must be approved by the disputatious parliament. Later in the year come important municipal elections that in turn will set the tone for the 2012 presidential poll. During the election campaign, it will be hard for legislators from Mr Ma’s ruling Kuomintang, or KMT, to support such a divisive issue. Before then, however, they are expected to rally behind the ECFA. And Mr Ma may have made that a little easier for them.


【 “Without it, there is no Taiwan.” Ma Ying-jeou quoted history to seek support. For ECFA, Taiwan needs an agreement like this no matter what name it is. In fact, the question about ECFA, now is just the idea of Taiwan unilaterally, although we have official reasons to believe that mainland China and is willing to sign ECFA with Taiwan. But such an important event must be authorized by both agencies to discuss the SEF and the ARATS, but also be negotiated several times to discuss the current situation. Whether the topic would be on the agenda, ler's see.】

下次我不挑这么政治性的话题了
下次挑之前先看一遍

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I do not know much about such matters. The statement mentions a political event happened in Taiwan. Leaders of the two major contrast parties argued about an economic pact with Beijing. Mr. Ma seems to have won the debate, for what he agreed with is belived after the argument beneficial to the economy, which is just what people want.

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Seconds out, round one
And the president wins on points
Apr 29th 2010 | TAIPEI | From The Economist print edition

FOR months Taiwan has been negotiating with China the outlines of a free-trade deal—behind closed doors. So it came as a surprise when Ma Ying-jeou, the president, agreed to a debate on April 25th with Tsai Ing-wen, the leader of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). It was the first time since taking office(上任) in 2008 that Mr. Ma had directly engaged the pro-independence（支持独立的） DPP, which represents around 45% of voters. The DPP had long demanded such a debate and saw Mr. Ma’s concession as a triumph. Faced with sagging（下降的） popularity and recent electoral setbacks, Mr. Ma hoped to win more support for the Economic Co-operation Framework Agreement or ECFA（经济合作框架协议）, the cornerstone of his cross-strait（两岸） policies. He has set June as his target date for signature.

The slump(大幅下降) in Mr. Ma’s popularity can be traced to a deadly typhoon last year. When he met victims, he came across as wooden and awkward. So he was expected to be at a disadvantage in the debate. In fact, he appeared relaxed and genial（和蔼的）.

He argued Taiwan had no option but to sign the pact with China, both its archenemy（主要敌人） and biggest trading partner. Thanks to pressure from China, Taiwan is largely excluded from the world’s 272 free-trade agreements, including one between China and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN)（东盟） that came into effect in January, and risks being marginalised（边缘化）. “Trade is our lifeline,” declared the president. “Without it, there is no Taiwan.” The ECFA, he claimed, would encourage other countries to sign free-trade agreements with Taiwan. He would personally lead a task force（专责小组） to guide this. In a populist touch
, Mr. Ma sternly（严厉）
warned Beijing not to interfere: “The blood of our Taiwanese is brave, pragmatic（务实得） and persevering.”

Ms Tsai hoped to distance（疏远） the DPP from its past radicalism and woo（争取得到···的支持） centrist voters. She barely touched on her party’s fears of annexation（吞并） by China, or even on the DPP’s call for a referendum（（就某政治问题的）公民投票） on the ECFA. Instead, she stiffly recited economic arguments. She repeatedly demanded that Mr. Ma tell her how many jobs would be lost to a flood of cheap Chinese goods.

She also attacked Mr. Ma for being recklessly hasty（鲁莽草率）. Taiwan, she insisted, would do better to negotiate with China slowly, through existing World Trade
Organisation structures . The ECFA talks（会谈） began only in January. Only exports most affected by the China-ASEAN pact are to be freed on signature in June, and agreements on intellectual-property（知识产权） rights and investment-protection are to be negotiated. The main point of the pact is to outline steps the two sides will take to liberalise（是自由化）and regulate trade over the next decade or so.

Ms Tsai also accused Mr. Ma of upsetting（打乱） the regional balance of power（区域力量均衡）, alarming（令人害怕的） Japan and South Korea. But she was hamstrung（处处受制于） by the DPP’s past. Mr. Ma gently ridiculed（奚落） some of the DPP’s sillier scaremongering（危言耸听）, such as the claim that, under his rule, young Taiwanese would have to do military service（兵役） in the northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang.

Pollsters disagreed about who won the debate. But, at the least（至少，起码）, Mr .Ma managed to halt（使停下来） the slide in his popularity. Bruce Jacobs, a Taiwan expert at Monash University in Melbourne, said Ms Tsai performed poorly. In private, DPP leaders admitted to him they thought Mr. Ma the victor.

Taiwan and Beijing are preparing to hold further secret trade talks. The last round in early April saw China, in an effort to win over（赢得···的支持） the Taiwanese public, agree not to push for（强烈要求） the lifting（解除） of bans on over 800 Chinese agricultural imports or to allow an influx of Chinese workers.

Taiwan originally hoped that around 500 items would be tariff-free at once. But, eyeing（盯上，瞄准） the June deadline, negotiators are now believed to be culling（剔除）items. Peter Kurz, head of Taiwan research at Citigroup’s securities’ arm（证券部门）, estimates the number may already be down to 300.

What gives the June deadline urgency is Taiwanese politics. The ECFA must be approved by the disputatious parliament. Later in the year come important municipal elections that in turn will set the tone for（定调） the 2012 presidential poll. During the election campaign, it will be hard for legislators from Mr. Ma’s ruling Kuomintang, or KMT, to support such a divisive（引起分歧的） issue. Before then, however, they are expected to rally behind the ECFA. And Mr. Ma may have made that a little easier for them.

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这次3个人完成
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