Wei Canwen, chairman of the Machinery Guild.

(Photo by reporter Lin Jinghua)

[Reporter Lin Jinghua/Taipei Report] Wei Canwen, chairman of the Machinery Association, said today (9th) that the U.S. market has expanded a lot in recent years, and Taiwan’s machinery exports to the U.S. have exceeded China’s. The outside world is concerned about FTA, BTA and other trade between Taiwan and the U.S. Regarding the progress of the agreement and the Taiwan-US 21st Century Trade Initiative, Wei Canwen said that tariffs are the focus of the industry, and they are indeed related to competitiveness. We look forward to the government's early negotiation.

Wei Canwen took his company Fengji as an example. In recent years, the growth of orders from the United States has doubled. Although there will be tariff issues for various models, the average tariff of about 5% is not high, but he still hopes that the tariff barriers between Taiwan and the United States can be eliminated. The development of profiteers.

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In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs banned the export of machine tools to Russia on January 4 this year. Wei Canwen said that although the amount is not high, for those who have received orders, they still need special review. The industry is full of hardships, and it is hoped that the impact of the changing political situation can be reduced. .

There are still many challenges this year. Wei Canwen said that he hopes that inflation, interest rate hikes and other issues can be stabilized, and the war will end as soon as possible. He emphasized that investment can only be made when the global situation is stable. Regarding the recent earthquake in Turkey, my country also has machinery and machine tools exported to China. In Turkey, the amount of tens of millions of dollars affected cannot escape, and the impact remains to be seen.

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