In April, the opposition Kuomintang and the Chinese authorities held a forum on cross-strait economic ties, which saw the Chinese lay out a series of propositions clearly designed to cosy up to the several hundred China-based Taiwanese businesses present. Meanwhile, besieged businesses in Taiwan find themselves in an increasingly difficult position.
本月在野的國民黨在中國召開「國共兩岸經貿論壇」，中國政府當著台下數百名重量級台商老闆，釋出一大堆利多措施，攏絡的統戰意味明顯；相較之下，堅守台灣的業者反倒處境艱難。