| 中文摘要 |
台灣自前總統馬英九執政即爭取洽簽台日貿易協定及日本支持加入TPP,但台灣自2011年起限制福島等五縣市食品進口,引起日本不滿。為爭取日本的支持,前總統蔡英文在2022年宣布放寬五縣市食品進口,日本表示歡迎,並恢復召開雙邊經濟夥伴會議,移除台日經貿關係的障礙。在此期間,台灣已單方調降水產品關稅及開放日本牛肉進口,亦開始拓展日本市場如香蕉等,雙邊農產品貿易金額創下新高,2022年起日本成為台灣第二大農產品出口市場。未來台灣加入CPTPP案如能獲得各成員支持,台日將在CPTPP架構下展開降稅談判,並可望有助台灣拓展日本市場,但對日本要求台灣開放農產品市場,亦應進行影響評估,以爭取農業最大利益。 Taiwan and Japan have maintained close economic relations. Since former Taiwan president Ma Ing-Jeou took office in May 2008, his administration had targeted Japan for negotiating a bilateral trade agreement and seeking its support for Taiwan’s bid to TPP membership. However, Taiwan’s import restrictions on Japanese food products from Fukushima and other four prefectures since 2011 have remained obstacles. When Tsai Ing Wen administration announced the removal of restrictions in 2022, Japan welcomed the decision and resumed bilateral economic partnership dialogues. In recent years, agricultural trade between Taiwan and Japan have significantly increased following Taiwan unilaterally granting market access for Japanese imports. Notably, Taiwan’s pineapple exports to Japan have surged, making Japan the second-largest destinations of Taiwan’s agricultural exports. Taiwan and Japan will enter into negotiations if Taiwan’s application of CPTPP membership is granted, which may boost Taiwan’s agricultural exports to Japan, as well as lead to increasing imports from Japan. To safeguard its agriculture, Taiwan should conduct comprehensive assessments and consider best negotiation strategies. |