TSMC, GIANT CHAIRS TURN DOWN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR POSTS|張忠謀.劉金標婉謝資政 總統府:尊重

The Presidential Office announced a list of 20 senior advisors to the president. However, following the resignations of Peng Ming-min and Kao Chun-Ming. TSMC chairman Morris Chang and Giant Bicycle Chair King Liu also confirmed that they have resigned. Presidential Office spokesperson Alex Huang said President Tsai respected their decisions. In a press statement, TSMC said its Chair Morris Chang has turned down the title of presidential advisor, saying that it is not appropriate for him to take the position as TSMC is an international business with around 80% overseas customers. Giant Bicycles Chair King Liu also confirmed that he has declined the position as well. ==KING LIU, Giant Bicycles Chair== I'm already 82. I will soon be retired, so I don't think it's appropriate for me to be a senior advisor. Also, businessmen should stick to doing business. It's simpler that way. Some speculated that their resignations may be due to China's claim that they will take actions against pro-DPP Taiwan businesses. The Presidential Office said in response that politics should stay out of business. ==ALEX HUANG Presidential Office Spokesperson== If we allow politics to interfere with business and ask businesses to take a certain political stance, the legal rights and benefits of businesses, as well as their willingness to invest may be at risk. This is not consistent with our policy of cross-strait peace. We do not want to see that. Four of the 20 presidential advisors have resigned since the announcement of the list. Chang and Liu are the only two industry representatives on the list. This may be a warning sign for Taiwan's industries. ==PANG CHIEN-KUO, Prof. Grad. Inst. of Nat'l Dev. and Mainland China Studies CCU== I must say that the Tsai administration's handling of cross-strait relations can seem perfunctory. This made businesses think that the government is not really helpful in facilitating positive exchanges. Researchers said that the top priority is to create a better environment for industries so that businesses can prosper. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU 總統府上個月中公布20位資政名單，但是繼彭明敏、高俊明辭任資政後，上午台積電董事長張忠謀與巨大機械董事長劉金標也相繼證實早在11月下旬，就已經辭去資政，對此，總統府發言人黃重諺表示，因為各有不同理由請辭，蔡英文總統表示尊重。 台積電上午發布新聞稿，寫著董事長張忠謀已於上個月婉謝總統府資政一職，是因為有鑑於台積電是一個國際性企業，市場及客戶有七八成在國外，作為公司負責人，不宜擔任資政，同一天，巨大機械董事長劉金標也證實，早已經婉謝資政一職。 ==巨大機械董事長 劉金標== 已經82歲了 另外我在公司這個職務 也會退下來 等於退休 就資政這個榮譽職就不宜接 再說我們從商做生意的人 企業的人就單純一點比較好這樣 對於兩位企業大老辭任資政，是否是因為受到中國揚言封殺綠色台商的因素，總統府表示不樂見政治干擾台商。 ==總統府發言人 黃重諺== 任何以政治干擾台商投資經營 或者要求他們在政治上作表態 不但是會影響到台商合法權益 以及投資意願 也不符合兩岸雙方來推動關係的 和平發展這樣的政策立場 我們不樂見這樣情形發生 從11月14日，總統府公布20位資政名單後到現在，一共有4位請辭，其中張忠謀與劉金標，還是20個名單裡，唯二的企業界代表，對台灣的產業來說，是否是一個警訊。 ==文化大學陸研所教授 龐建國== 我必須要說目前蔡政府 對於兩岸關係的一些 讓人覺得是虛應故事的處理方式 顯然讓我們的企業認為 對於經營出一個良性互動相向 而且兩岸關係並沒有實質的助益 學者認為，不必推論個別事件的關聯，更重要的是，要看大環境上面，台灣如何在產業上面，走出一個更平坦的道路。 記者 郭采彥 陳保羅 台北報導