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【Comment】

這篇是8月12日《自由時報》社論所指涉的「傳統基金會」文章 Market Solutions Should Be Central to U.S.’s Taiwan Policy (PDF)，文章發表於8月1日。

 

馬8月11日的演說則引用《華爾街日報》的 Taiwan Leaves Itself Behind ，該文章發表於8月5日。

讀過華爾街文章的人告訴我，後半段與馬言論完全相同。當時就覺得怪。

從時間與嚴謹度看，《華爾街日報》的文章是針對「傳統基金會」文章而來，然後被馬操作。

這樣，也可以判斷是某種政治連線操作。此遠地呼應的戲碼似乎去年上演過，但一時無記憶。

Market Solutions Should Be Central to U.S.’s Taiwan Policy○William T. Wilson, Ph.D. (2014.08.01) http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/08/market-solutions-should-be-central-to-uss-taiwan-policy

Abstract

Taiwan has experienced a sharp deceleration in economic growth since the late 1980s and early 1990s when it was averaging lofty growth rates in the high single digits.  Largely locked out of the free trade agreements proliferating across Asia, Taiwan is quickly becoming ever more economically dependent on China.  Taiwan has also grown dependent on China for its outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI).  Accession to regional economic agreements and economic liberalization would allow Taiwan to create a more diverse, flexible network of economic relationships and fully operationalize its economy’s comparative advantages.  Taiwan’s economic status quo is not sustainable; it can be changed with the right combination of policies.  The United States should publicly encourage Taiwan’s bilateral and multilateral ambitions.