James C. F. Huang, first director of the New Southbound Policy Office.

The New Southbound Policy (Chinese: 新南向政策; pinyin: Xīn Nán Xiàng Zhèngcè) is an initiative of the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) under President Tsai Ing-wen that aims to enhance cooperation and exchange between Taiwan and 18 countries in Southeast Asia, South Asia and Australasia.[1][2][3]

James C. F. Huang was appointed the first Director of the New Southbound Policy Office.[4]

History

During the Cold War, the Republic of China was aligned with a number of countries in the Southeast Asia region in an anti-communist alliance during the Vietnam War.

The policy was created to make Taiwan less dependent on Mainland China and to improve Taiwan's cooperation with other countries.[5] The policy was officially launched on 5 September 2016.[1]

Cooperation countries

The 18 countries targeted by the New Southbound Policy are:[6]

Connection to Free and Open Indo Pacific (FOIP) strategy

In order to support the aims of the New Southbound Policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs officially established the Indo-Pacific Affairs Section. One focus of the Indo-Pacific section is to forge more cooperative ties with the United States, Australia, and Japan,[7] all of whom have share similar visions for a "free and open Indo-Pacific."[8]

Profiles of cooperating countries

Country2018 ease of doing business index ranking (out of 190 countries)CurrencyTime zoneTaiwanese business associationVisa entry program to Taiwan[9][10]
Thailand26Baht (฿)ICT (UTC+07:00)http://ttba.or.th/14 days visa-free entry from 1 Aug 2018 to 31 July 2019
Indonesia72Rupiah (Rp)Various (UTC+07:00 to UTC+09:00)Online visa application
Philippines113Peso (₱)PST (UTC+08:00)14 days visa-free entry from 1 Aug 2018 to 31 July 2019
Malaysia24Ringgit (RM)MST (UTC+08:00)http://www.tiam.com.my/30 days visa-free entry
Singapore2Singapore dollarSST (UTC+08:00)30 days visa-free entry
Brunei56Brunei dollarBNT (UTC+08:00)14 days visa-free entry from 1 Aug 2018 to 31 July 2019
Vietnam68Đồng (₫)(UTC+07:00)http://ctcvn.vn/Online visa application
Myanmar171Kyat (K), baht (฿)MMT (UTC+06:30)Online visa application
Cambodia135Riel, dollar ($), baht (฿)KRAT/ICT (UTC+07:00)Online visa application
Laos141Kip (₭), baht (฿)ICT (UTC+07:00)Online visa application
India100Indian rupee (₹)IST (UTC+05:30)http://www.taiwan-india.org.tw/zh/home.phpOnline visa application
Pakistan122Pakistani rupeePST (UTC+05:00)General visa
Nepal105Nepalese rupeeNST (UTC+05:45)Visa application from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India
Bangladesh177Taka (৳)BST (UTC+06:00)General visa
Sri Lanka111Sri Lankan rupeeSLST (UTC+05:30)Visa application from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center
Bhutan75Ngultrum (BTN) and Indian rupee (INR)BTT (UTC+06:00)Visa application from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center
Australia14Australian dollarVarious (UTC+08:00 to UTC+10:30): minor variations from the three basic time zones also exist90 days visa-free entry until 31 December 2018
New Zealand1New Zealand dollarNZST (UTC+12:00): the Chatham Islands have a separate time zone 45 minutes ahead of the rest of New Zealandhttps://tba.org.nz/90 days visa-free entry

Cooperation aspects

The New Southbound Policy is for Taiwan to cooperate with 18 countries in the following aspects:[11]

  • Trade
  • Technology
  • Agriculture
  • Medicine
  • Education
  • Tourism

Implementation measures

Promote economic collaboration

  • Trade offices will be set up by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand to assist the local integration of Taiwanese companies[1]
  • Interested Taiwanese businesses will be able to access market and investment information of all countries covered under the New Southbound Policy via newly established information services[1]

Conduct talent exchange

Universities in TaiwanResponsible Countries
National Sun Yat-sen UniversityPhilippines[14]
National Taiwan UniversityMalaysia[15]
Asia University (Taiwan)Indonesia[16]
Chung Hua University TaiwanPhilippines (Adamson University)[17]

Share resources

  • Expanding scholarships to students from ASEAN countries up to 60,000 students by 2019.[18]

Visas for the cooperation countries

  • In order to improve tourism, especially from Southeast Asian countries, Taiwan has expanded visa-free entry for citizens of the Philippines, Thailand, Russia, and Brunei up until 2021.[19]

Budget

The operational budget for the policy implementation is taken from the Presidential Office budget.[20]

Slogans

The slogan "Taiwan helps Asia, and Asia helps Taiwan” has been promoted by President Tsai.[21]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Tai, Ya-chen; Low, Y.F. (5 September 2016). "Cabinet launches plan to promote 'New Southbound Policy'". Focus Taiwan. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "'New Southbound Policy' promotion plan launched". Ministry of the Interior Republic of China (Taiwan). 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Sung, Wen-lung (1 November 2016). "Two-pronged 'southbound' strategy". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Warning signals for the 'New Southbound Policy': The China Post". The Straits Times. 12 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  5. ↑ Lu, Yi-hsuan; Chung, Jake (1 November 2016). "Task force to help promote the 'new southbound policy'". Taipei Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Southbound Policy Portal". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "Remarks by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the occasion of accepting Hudson Institute's 2013 Herman Kahn Award". Cabinet Public Relations Office, Cabinet Secretariat of Japan. 25 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2018. It is my belief that Japan and the U.S. together should lead the Indo-Pacific Century to make it one that cherishes freedom, democracy, human rights, and rules-based order, with the TPP as its backbone.
  8. ↑ "Foreign ministry opens Indo-Pacific Affairs Section". RTI (Radio Taiwan International). 11 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  9. ↑ "我與新南向18國相互簽證待遇" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 領事事務局. 1 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  10. ↑ "MOFA announces one-year extension of 14-day visa-free entry program for Brunei, Philippine, and Thai nationals - New Southbound Policy Portal". The Ministry of Foreign Affair. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Tan-sun Chen (1 June 2018). "The New Southbound Policy and Taiwan's Role in Facilitating Grassroots Connections in the Indo-Pacific Region". The Prospect Foundation. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "﹝重要資訊﹞107年臺灣教育中心設立及聯繫資訊一覽表" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "新南向國家境外生提供留學臺灣心得報告，獲獎名單 AWARD NOTIFICATION" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  14. ↑ "Taiwan Education Center in Philippine". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  15. ↑ "Taiwan Education Center, Malaysia" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  16. ↑ "亞大推新南向 獲教部補助居冠" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 聯合新聞網. 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "一起新南向！中華大學與亞當森大學簽屬雙聯學位合作" (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 中央通訊社. 18 June 2018. Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  18. ↑ "New Southbound Policy centers on people: Tsai". Taiwan Today. 23 September 2016. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  19. ↑ "Taiwan to extend visa-free entry for 4 countries next month". The Mainichi. 24 July 2020. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  20. ↑ Liu, Claudia; Chang, S.C. (15 June 2016). "New Southbound Policy Office to operate on Presidential Office budget". Focus Taiwan. Archived from the original on 1 November 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "President Tsai". english.president.gov.tw. Office of the President of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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