The Ministry of Economic Affairs has responded that in order to avoid further drawing out negotiations, initial talks covered only those issues that were most pressing and least controversial in order to get things moving quickly.
對此，經濟部指出，為了避免一般經貿談判的曠日廢時，早收清單本來就只針對少數急迫性高而爭議少的項目進行協商，以「搶收」實質效益，之後才是正戲開場，業界毋須操之過急。