The Ministry of Economic Affairs says that the ECFA resembles neither the Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) China has with Hong Kong and Macao, nor a free trade agreement (FTA), but is instead an "economic cooperation agreement that reflects the special character of cross-strait relations." But what does it actually consist of?
經濟部表示，ECFA 既非中國與港澳簽訂的所謂「內地與香港關於建立更緊密經貿關係的安排」(CEPA)，也非一般的自由貿易協定 (FTA)，而是「兩岸特殊性質的經濟合作」，但內涵究竟為何？