A Study on the WTO Trade Liberalization in Service on Both Sides of Taiwan Straits

• Main Authors: Pei-Pei Chiu, 邱蓓蓓
• Other Authors: Lih-Torng Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/90330629469887412122

碩士 === 國立臺灣海洋大學 === 海洋法律研究所 === 95 === Abstract International service trade and liberlization tendency has become one of the most important agenda in recent years. According to the WTO’s regulation, especially the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), the trade in service is classified as many kinds of professional and commercial service, therefore, since Uruguay round negotiations, the trade in service has been the field that all countries are not easily compromised. Under the globalization, the the trade in service is promoted to be more international and liberal. After Mainland China and Taiwan have become new members of WTO in 2001 and 2002 respectively, the Chinese trade in service industry faces huge competition from the enterprises of other developed countries. Consequently, it becomes more and more urgent for Mainland China and Taiwan to find out the method that promotes competence of both in the international trade in service markets while obeying the international regulations. Besides the introduction and conclusion, this thesis is mainly divided into three major parts. GATS is the main analysis construction. Under GATS, this thesis analyzes Mainland China and Taiwan’s trade in service industry by different viewpoints and observe opportunities and threats of Chinese trade in service industry during the huge fluctuation period in a pratical way. Further, an analysis of the new liberlization measures will be introduced, the impacts of service trade liberlization to China’s service trade and counter measures will also be discussed. Finally, the challenges and the approaches to the development of Mainland China and Taiwan’s trade in service, the comparative advantages and relative strategy, the difficulties and advices for solving the current problems will also be provided. The conclusion of this thesis are that the Mainland China’s trade service market is tremendous and the Taiwan government should adopt a more open strategy to enable enterprises to get in and become the center of international trade service market. In domestic, the Taiwan government should improve the tradet service industry to be more regulated and resolve the chaotic condition while expanding their business territory as fast as possible. In the future, especially in service industry, the competence trend will become more and more knowledge-based. In other words, the key factor of competition is talent persons, consequently, enterprises and individuals who have well negotiation skills and are familiar with the internationally investment and economic regulations will have more chance to be granted preferential treatment in most sectors when setting up operations in the Mainland China. Moreover, by citing related examples and views at home and abroad, the author hopes to help promote a better understanding of the agenda of the thesis and the development of the economic and trade co-operation between the Mainland and Taiwan, and the co-operation in bilateral relations could be consolidated and strengthened eventually. Taiwan will be able to take full advantage of Mainland China’s strengths and vice versa. This will not only enable each other to further accomplish its investmenal enviroment, but also to contribute to each other’s demsetic development.