From left, Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) legislators Wen Yu-hsia, Lai Shyh-bao and Stacey Lee hold a news conference at the Legislative Yuan yesterday. Photo: Chu Pei-hsiung, Taipei TimesMore than 70 percent of the nation’s exports to RCEP nations already face zero customs tax, she said. In a Facebook post, Chiang said that Tsai had pledged that Taiwan would join the agreement under her leadership, but she now says that the RCEP is not important. Tsai’s administration has equated joining the RCEP with identifying with China’s “one country, two systems” principle, Ma said. The DPP is used to blaming China for everything, from deteriorating cross-strait relations to a regional economic partnership, he said.

Source: Taipei Times November 17, 2020 15:56 UTC