https://www.scmp.com/rss/508435/feed Jingbo Hua is a researcher currently focusing on the politics of greater China. He was a scholar at Lingnan University with a wide range of research interests, including civil society, public policy and socio-economic development in the context of China. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) has been the basis of economic collaboration between mainland China and Taiwan since it came into effect on September 12, 2010. However, as the 10-year anniversary of the agreement loomed this year, there was speculation that it could be terminated, especially given the decline in cross-strait relations under Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen. Surprisingly, both parties remained silent amid the rumours until mid-September, when a spokesman for... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3115841/why-taiwan-needs-keep-cross-strait-trade-deal-alive?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3115841/why-taiwan-needs-keep-cross-strait-trade-deal-alive?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Dec 2020 21:15:17 +0000