Taiwan-China trade up 14.3 percent in five months

SINO DAILY

For the five-months, shipments to mainland China accounted for 27.9 percent of Taiwan's total exports, compared with 27.7 percent a year earlier, it said.

by Staff Writers
Taipei (AFP) Jul 27, 2006
Indirect trade between Taiwan and China in the five months to May rose 14.3 percent from a year earlier to 33.89 billion US dollars despite lingering hostility between the two rivals, the Board of Foreign Trade said Thursday.

The figure accounted for 20 percent of Taiwan's total external trade in the month, compared with 19.4 percent a year earlier, it said, citing statistics compiled by the island's and Hong Kong customs.

For the January-May period, Taiwan registered a trade surplus with China of 15.13 billion dollars, up 10.7 percent as exports rose 13.2 percent to 24.51 billion and imports increased 17.4 percent to 9.38 billion dollars.

For the five-months, shipments to mainland China accounted for 27.9 percent of Taiwan's total exports, compared with 27.7 percent a year earlier, it said.

Imports from China during the period accounted for 11.5 percent of Taiwan's total imports, up from 10.7 percent, it added.

The World Trade Organisation last month urged Taipei to adopt freer trade ties with China in order to stimulate growth and investment in a first-ever review of Taiwan's trade policy since the island joined the global body four years ago.

Despite closer economic links between the two rivals, Taipei still bans the import of 2,200 Chinese products.

Taiwan has been ruled separately since the end of China's civil war in 1949. China considers it a part of its territory which must eventually be reunified.

Community
Email This Article
Comment On This Article

Related Links
China News from SinoDaily.com

Memory Foam Mattress Review

SPACE MEDIA NETWORK PROMOTIONS
Solar Energy Solutions
Tempur-Pedic Mattress Comparison ...

Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News

SINO DAILY

Group reports riot at McDonald's toy factory

Beijing (AFP) Jul 27, 2006
More than 1,000 workers rioted over poor working conditions at a factory in southern China which produced toys for McDonald's and other firms, a US labor rights group said Thursday.

ENERGY TECH China to introduce fuel tax Congestion Might Clog Nation's Power Grid High-Tech Hydrogen Scooter Designed To Sell Clean Technology Fuel Cells, A Neglected Clean Source Of Energy	CIVIL NUCLEAR Lithuania invites Poland to join nuclear plant project Russia to build Kazakhstan's first nuclear power plant India says no compromise on US nuclear deal House to debate US-India nuclear energy bill
BLUE SKY NASA Experiment Finds Possible Trigger For Radio-Busting Bubbles California's Model Skies ESA Picks SSTL To Develop Atmospheric CO2 Detector Faster Atmospheric Warming In Subtropics Pushes Jet Streams Toward Poles	WOOD PILE Malaysia And Indonesia Join Forces To Dampen Haze Problem Fires Rage In Indonesian Borneo And Sumatra WWF Warns Over Pulp Giant In Indonesia World Bank Vows To Improve Forestry Program In Cambodia
FARM NEWS Smog Damage To Crops Costing Billions WWF Reports That Bluefin Tuna Fishery Threatened In East Atlantic Reducing The Global Need For Nitrogen Fertilizers Food-Crop Yields In Future Greenhouse-Gas Conditions Lower Than Expected	CAR TECH Toyota To Expand Hybrid Car Range In US Ford First To Offer Clean-Burning Hydrogen Vehicles Smart Cars To Rule The Roads Nano Replacement For Petroleum
AEROSPACE Boeing Puts Aircraft Market At 2.6 Trillion Dollars Innovative Solutions Make Transportation Systems Safer Secure and Efficient Joint Strike Fighter Is Not Flawed Finds Australian Government Globemaster Airdrops Falcon Small Launch Vehicle	NUCLEAR SPACE Could NASA Get To Pluto Faster? Space Expert Says Yes - By Thinking Nuclear NASA plans to send new robot to Jupiter Los Alamos Hopes To Lead New Era Of Nuclear Space Tranportion With Jovian Mission Boeing Selects Leader for Nuclear Space Systems Program

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement