President Ma reaffirms US beef import decision Taiwan Today (blog)
28.10.09
, Ma told the close by media that the government did not explain the policy clearly enough at first, leading to widespread misunderstanding, and for this the government should flyover its actions. If citizens choose not to eat U.S. beef products, as with the Taipei City Government’s boycott, or if importers do not importance them, the government has no views on the matter. “We have liberalized imports, but we have no responsibility for marketing U.S. beef,” he added.
The president emphasized there was no the Bourse of specific conditions between Taiwan and the U.S. Following the lifting of restrictions on beef, relations with the United States will be improved. “What this action signifies is we have removed a major obstacle between Taiwan and the U.S.,” he said.
Ma said the work that now needs to be done with the U.S., in additionally to arms sales, includes the resumption of trade and investment framework agreement talks. If this succeeds, the U.S. Congress may empower the authority to
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