5カ国合同海上訓練　中共の拡張野心の抑止力として｜台湾企業の半数以上が中国から撤退　日本も警戒を｜台湾企業、中国からの撤退加速　投資は8分の1以下に減少【希望の声ニュース-2024/10/01】

As a result of the joint training of five countries and China-Korea expansion ambitions, more than half of Taiwanese companies withdrew from China, and Japan was also on the alert. The withdrawal from Taiwanese companies and China has accelerated, and investment has decreased by less than one-eighth. On September 28, the US, Japan, Australia, the Philippines, and New Zealand Navy ships conducted joint sea training in the South China Sea. The Japanese Defense Ministry also stated that participating in this operation is to protect the freedom of navigation and flight, and to respect the oceanic rights based on the international law. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force passed the Sensitive Taiwan Strait for the first time in 70 years since its founding. The Australian Defense Ministry said that this operation is a collective commitment to strengthen regional and international cooperation and support a peaceful and stable Indo-Pacific region. In the video released by the Philippine military, it was shown that five countries' warships were forming a formation in the waters of the same country on the 28th, and were updating each other. New Zealand participated in the joint operation in the South China Sea for the first time. The Defense Minister Collins said that all the actions taken by the New Zealand Defense Forces are in line with the standards of international law and best practice. This is a joint exercise by five countries after China and the Philippines repeatedly collided in the South China Sea. On the same day, China and the Philippines also conducted military exercises in part of the South China Sea. According to a report released by the US think tank Strategic International Research Institute in September, 57.4% of Taiwanese companies are considering withdrawal from China or withdrawal. Analysts say that the withdrawal from China by Taiwanese companies has accelerated, and it is Japan that follows. On September 29, the Voice of America quoted this report and said that the withdrawal from China by Taiwanese companies is not completely out of hand, but adopting multilateral management. Mr. Lee, who operates a stonemason, has been planning to move to Germany since 2017, but he still has production lines in Taiwan and China. Mr. Lee said that if the Russian-Ukrainian war ends, the wave of reconstruction should come, and it is a good chance for the diligent Taiwanese. Chairman of the Financial Information Media Corporation, Mr. Lee, has been calling for withdrawals from China by Taiwanese companies since 2017 for coverage of the Voice of America. He said that it is basically too late if he is still considering whether to withdraw. According to Mr. Lee, the number of people moving abroad through the underground route has risen from 3% to 12% at first, and has recently risen to more than 20%. Moreover, if it is not possible to withdraw at once, China will use various means such as tax checks and land use inspections to exert greater pressure. For example, after Foxconn moved to India, China tried to set up a new factory in Kananshou using various pressures. In addition, it is not possible to sell land to withdraw funds now. The local government of China is trying to regain land for financial difficulties. He said that there is very little chance of withdrawing from China from now on. Mr. Lee also said that all the countries that have sucked good juice in China in the past are now facing difficulties. In particular, Japan is doing so for historical reasons. Taiwan is also dangerous, but Japan is 100 times more serious than Taiwan. He said that if Japan does not have such vigilance, it will definitely suffer in the future. Recently, French media reported that the investment in China by Taiwan has fallen to the lowest level since the 1990s. According to the data of the Taiwan Continental Commission in 2023, the overall investment amount to China by Taiwanese companies is 11.4%. Compared with 83.8% in 2010, it is less than one-eighth. According to Figaro's report, in the 2000s, it was attracted to the charm of China's low wage labor, and China became the paradise of investment for Taiwanese companies. Taiwan's technology and capital helped China become a world factory, and as a result, most of the products with Chinese labels were actually produced by Taiwanese companies in China. However, since President Trump took office in 2018, the United States has begun to spend up to 10% of its imports from China, which exceeds US$ 200 billion. In addition, the increase in labor costs in China and the strengthening of environmental regulations have also reduced Taiwan's mass investment. Even after the pandemic of the new coronavirus has ended, relations between China and Western countries continue to be tense. In particular, China's electric car industry is growing rapidly in the world market, which is worrying the United States and Europe. Under the influence of the United States, Taiwanese companies are accelerating their investment withdrawals from China and moving to Southeast Asia. The United States is also actively promoting the construction of a healthier supply chain with its allies, preventing the Chinese Communist Party from becoming a threat. According to the data released by the Continental Commission, between 2010 and 2023, the percentage of Chinese investment in Taiwanese companies has decreased dramatically, and in 2023 it recorded a historic low. In 2023, the number of Chinese investment in Taiwanese companies was 328, and the total amount was US$ 3.04 billion, a 39.8% decrease in the same period of the previous year. The overall percentage of foreign investment is 11.4%, which is a large reduction compared to 83.8% in 2010. According to Wall Street Journal, China, which was re-liberated more than 40 years ago, attracted many foreign investors, and Taiwanese companies, which were geographically close, first joined, and then Japanese, Americans, Europeans, etc. However, now, Taiwanese manufacturers, food companies, and other corporate managers are once again leading the trend and withdrawing from China to a large extent. Global companies are also leaving China one after another, and Taiwanese companies are becoming more and more interested in business transfers from China to Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and India, etc.