tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post3392190022483809818..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Taiwan to Liberalize Investment in Crown Jewel Firms by ChinaMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-59128493446069624012012-03-19T23:33:42.814+08:002012-03-19T23:33:42.814+08:00The problem with all this talk about mutual stakeh...The problem with all this talk about mutual stakeholders, etc. is that we are talking about two entities that are unbelievably different in size. Economically, Taiwan's economy is only a blip for China.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-73134536836642359602012-03-19T22:55:45.395+08:002012-03-19T22:55:45.395+08:00"If they didn't send "massive monies..."If they didn't send "massive monies" to China they wouldn't be so capital-hungry!"<br /><br />You're assuming their investments are totally without merit, which is not a tenable position. Some investments must have succeeded. The fact a firm is looking for new capital is by no means an absolute indicator that it failed in its past investments. There many reasons that a firm is looking for new capital, e.g. need to meet increasing competition in existing markets, to develop new products and/or to break into new markets. It's not uncommon for a very successful firm to look for new capital.B.Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595707019443207123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-88724766276539279532012-03-19T14:41:12.393+08:002012-03-19T14:41:12.393+08:00"and the usual connections to state security&..."and the usual connections to state security"<br /><br /><br />In China all firms are connected to state security. Which Chinese firm is going to tell Chinese security "you can't do that"? They can and do whatever they want.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"massive monies that Taiwanese have pumped into China"<br /><br />"Taiwan's capital-hungry firms"<br /><br /><br />If they didn't send "massive monies" to China they wouldn't be so capital-hungry!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-48251284329226178602012-03-19T11:48:41.827+08:002012-03-19T11:48:41.827+08:00Aren't the industries they're allowed to i...Aren't the industries they're allowed to invest in loss making ones with outdated tech? I was under the impression that DRAM and LCD companies were infamous for losing money. I've heard both are falling being the S. Koreans from what I've read.Okaminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-4529497206879380562012-03-19T11:27:52.335+08:002012-03-19T11:27:52.335+08:00Really? I am under the impression that the influx ...Really? I am under the impression that the influx of Chinese capital is long-delayed and after this latest round of liberalization, the floodgates will open. A lot of the investment will come from offshore jurisdictions like the Cayman islands. We'll see.Michael Faheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057491107522344042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-4904500944927616492012-03-19T10:39:42.052+08:002012-03-19T10:39:42.052+08:00"Chinese investment into the island would cre..."Chinese investment into the island would create stakeholders on both sides of the strait for a conciliatory approach in cross-strait relations."<br /><br />Most people would argue there already has been a conciliatory approach to the cross-strait relations on the part of Taiwan due to the largely one-way investment direction at the moment. An interesting question is whether allowing more Chinese investment into Taiwan will give Taiwan more bargaining power if and when both sides are ready to take up political negotiations.B.Y.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08595707019443207123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-17621299301936488902012-03-19T06:21:31.315+08:002012-03-19T06:21:31.315+08:00That may be true.
MichaelThat may be true.<br /><br />MichaelMichael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-33205951589099854172012-03-18T23:46:18.960+08:002012-03-18T23:46:18.960+08:00To be fair, when investment is lopsidedly from Tai...To be fair, when investment is lopsidedly from Taiwan to the Mainland, then if political relations chilled Taiwan would lose more, relatively speaking. Chinese investment into the island would create stakeholders on both sides of the strait for a conciliatory approach in cross-strait relations.Tomnoreply@blogger.com