Mainland investment into Taiwan explained – Taiwan Focus

After the ban was lifted in 2009, Chinese investment in Taiwan has been steadily growing, both in volume and number. The Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services (Service Trade Agreement) signed on June 21 2013 further broadens the scope available to mainland investors. We believe that entering the Service Trade Agreement has significance well beyond the political posturing generally expected for the two sides' respective domestic audiences, especially taking into account the forthcoming negotiation of trade in goods and the message that further deregulation will be implemented afterwards, which together reinforce our view that mainland investors should move now (if they have not already) to add exposure to this structurally changing economy.