The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the island's largest
non-profit trade body, plans to attend more trade events on the Chinese mainland
in a bid to consolidate Taiwan's competitive edge in the domestic market.
TAITRA is organizing delegations to nine major exhibits and expositions
this year, three of which are new to them: the China Xiamen Machinery and
Electronics Exhibition, Dalian Import and Export Commodities Fair, and Chengdu's
Western China International Economy and Trade Fair.
The events extend
the council's interest from coastal provinces to the mainland's west and
northeast, where economies are less developed.
TAITRA are also
broadening its range of products with focus on areas of machinery, electronics
and auto parts, in which Taiwan-made products are popular in the mainland
market.
Other events listed are the Guangzhou International Auto
Accessories Exposition, Guangzhou's China International Ceramic Exhibition,
Changchun Automobile Exposition, Shanghai International Exposition for Auto
Parts, Shenyang's China International Equipment Manufacturing Exposition and the
Dalian wedding exposition.
The mainland remains the biggest market for
Taiwan, taking 39.8 percent of the island province's exports. From January to
November 2006, Taiwan enjoyed a trade surplus of 60.31 billion U.S dollars with
the Chinese mainland with exports of 79.22 billion U.S. dollars, according to
the Ministry of Commerce.
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