A life-giving trickle of capital When vice president-elect Vincent Siew formally sought business and investment from China at the Boao Forum in mid-April, inviting China to participate in the new administration's proposed 12 major infrastructure projects, Chen Deming, China's minister of commerce, immediately expressed China's great willingness to bid for contracts, and promised to deliver "the world's lowest prices."
引進中國新活水今年 4 月中旬，準副總統蕭萬長在博鰲經濟論壇上，邀請對岸來參與台灣的「愛台 12 項建設」，正式向中國「招商引資」，而中共商務部長陳德銘也立刻表達了高度投標意願，並承諾「價格絕對全世界最低」。