Ma-Siew Ticket Unveils New Campaign Commercial: Bring Back Better Days to the People

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Ma-Siew Ticket Unveils New Campaign Commercial: Bring Back Better Days to the People

Sources: Ma-Siew Campaign Headquarters

December 21, 2007

The KMT Ma-Siew Presidential ticket unveiled its new campaign commercial in a press conference at the KMT party central on December 20. Featured in the commercial is the concept of “economic development and global deployment,” which calls for efforts to capitalize on the rise of Asia, define Taiwan as the center of the world, and turn the world into Taiwan’s stage. “I shall lead Taiwan to face global competition with the traditional Taiwanese spirit of integrity, diligence, pragmatism, and open-mindedness,” pledged Ma. Ma’s running-mate Vincent Siew called for the end of Taiwan’s downward spiral in the past seven years, which witnessed the non-stop bleeding of the country’s economic power, competitive edges, and state assets. “We must not wait any longer, or the next generation will suffer,” said Siew. Ma and Siew chanted the slogan of “Taiwan moving forward, Taiwan will definitely win.”

According to Ma, Taiwan is blessed with a better strategic position compared to Japan, the US, and Mainland China, being in the center of East Asia and in the middle of a strategic triangle. “We possess some excellent cutting edges to compete with the rest of the world. However, we will soon find ourselves being left behind if we stop working hard and keeping up with rest of the world in the era of high-speed competition. We cannot afford to close our doors to the world forever and confine ourselves to a small environment,” said Ma.

Ma stressed the need to integrate the global market with the Mainland Chinese market, with Taiwan being the center, and creating a breakthrough in regional competition through cross-Strait economic cooperation to join in the economic competition in East Asia. Ma believed that joining in regional economic and trade networks including the ASEAN+3 and ASEAN+6, would revive Taiwan’s economy by freeing it from the current closed-door impasse. “Let me and Mr. Siew do the work that the DPP has failed to do. Please vote for the KMT Ma-Siew Presidential ticket if you want to bring back our better days, economic miracle, and sense of pride,” said Ma.

Vincent Siew noted that the closed-door policy under the DPP’s seven-year rule has caused a series of plagues including deterioration of the economic environment, widespread depression for local industries, 50% reduction of economic growth, 100% growth of unemployment, and a dead end for the national economy. Bearing the brunt of the plagues are middle and low-income households (disposable income dropping by NT$ 13,000 in the past seven years), small and medium enterprises (2,886 companies closing down in the past seven years), and laborers in central and southern Taiwan (Unemployment in Kaohsiung hit the island’s highest point of 4.2% in 2006. The average unemployment rates for Taichung, Changhua, and Nantou region and for Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung County, and Pingtung region are 4.1% and 4%, respectively, higher than the national average of 3.9%.)

Siew explained that he entered the Presidential race with the view of realizing economic vitalization based on a new blueprint for Taiwan’s economy. “We are determined to revive the sluggish economy left behind by the DPP to bring the hope of survival to the people and companies on the island. This is the right way to love Taiwan,” said Siew.

The core concept in the two commercials is the KMT’s wish to bring back better days to the people. Faced with a heart-wrenching sharp rise in suicide and unemployment, the people are fed up with the corruption and scandal-plagued DPP government’s complete disregard for Taiwan’s democracy and its repeated use of communal and political issues in a desperate attempt to hold on to ruling power. The KMT Ma-Siew ticket aspires to bring back Taiwan’s identity and infuse Taiwan’s core values with the traditional Taiwanese spirit of pragmatism and diligence.

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