迫於對岸先聲奪人壓力 蔡政府急就章申請加入CPTPP
針對行政院宣布我國已以「台澎金馬個別關稅領域」（TPKM）名義，正式申請加入「跨太平洋夥伴全面進步協定」（CPTPP），國民黨對此表示，CPTPP為高標準的區域經貿合作安排，蔡英文總統執政五年多來，對於台灣參與區域經貿多邊安排「只聞樓梯響、不聞人下來」，也未見審慎的全面評估與社會溝通，現突然宣布申請加CPTPP，箇中蹊蹺必須攤在陽光下接受各界檢驗。
國民黨表示，國人多樂見台灣納入區域整合架構，但必須提醒蔡英文總統，加入CPTPP並非一蹴可幾，日後勢必將經歷一連串的複雜國際協商過程；為了加入CPTPP，民進黨政府早該提出台灣現有法令制度的適應及調整進程，以及對於各產業的衝擊與利弊得失及影響評估，並與相關產業進行密切溝通協調，擬定周延的配套措施，正式向社會大眾與立法院報告，但以目前情況觀之，蔡政府根本沒有準備好，而是急就章地遞件申請。
國民黨指出，有意申請加入CPTPP之國家或個別關稅領域必須與既有成員進行非正式磋商，包括英國與中國大陸已先後正式提出申請，民進黨政府申請的腳步已然太慢，很可能是迫於中共當局先聲奪人壓力下的被動反應，所以「審慎評估可再說、充分溝通慢半拍」，也就不足為奇。
最後，國民黨希望民進黨政府正視現實，既然採用「台澎金馬個別關稅領域」的身分及名稱申請加入CPTPP，表示主政「抗中」多年，卻繞不過兩岸政治障礙，因此切莫再雙標，自己可使用「台澎金馬個別關稅領域」、「中華台北」（Chinese Taipei）等名稱，但國民黨執政時使用這些名稱，便被刻意貼上所謂「矮化台灣主權」等奇怪且惡意的政治標籤。
Culture and Communications Committee, Kuomintang
September 23, 2021
Pressured by Beijing’s Gambit, Tsai
Administration Hastily Applies to CPTPP
The Executive Yuan announced that our
nation, under the designation “Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,
Kinmen, and Matsu,” has already officially applied to join the “Comprehensive
and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership” (CPTPP). Regarding
this matter, the Kuomintang (KMT) states that during the five years that
President Tsai Ing-wen has held office, she has merely made empty promises
without concrete actions in preparation for Taiwan’s participation in the
CPTPP, which has high barriers of entry. She has apparently failed to prudently
make comprehensive evaluations and communicate with society on this matter, yet
her administration has now made a sudden announcement of its CPTPP application.
This bizarre situation must be laid bare for all walks of life to examine.
The KMT points out that countries or separate customs territories that intend to apply to join the CPTPP must conduct unofficial consultations with existing members, including the United Kingdom and mainland China, which have already both formally applied. The DPP government’s application is already too late, and is very likely a passive reaction to being forced by the Chinese Communist Party authorities’ moves and pressure. As a result, it won’t be surprising if “prudent evaluations can be put off and ample communication comes rather slowly” for the DPP’s application.
Finally,
the KMT hopes that the DPP administration face reality head-on; its usage of
the identity and designation of “Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu,
Kinmen, and Matsu” in order to apply to join the CPTPP indicates that the
ruling party, which has been “anti-China” for years, cannot bypass cross-Strait
political barriers. Therefore, the DPP mustn’t continue its double standards:
it itself uses the designations of “Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan,
Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu” and “Chinese Taipei,” but when the KMT was holding
office and utilized these names, the KMT was deliberately tagged with so called
“minimizing Taiwan sovereignty” and other baffling, malicious political labels.
(This is an abridged English translation of an official
Kuomintang Chinese-language press release.)
