2	8	TAIPEI	taipei	LS
8	9	,	,	,
10	14	Sept	Sept	NNP
15	17	27	27	CD
18	19	(	(	(
19	22	AFP	AFP	NNP
22	23	)	)	)
24	26	–	--	:
27	33	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
34	36	is	be	VBZ
37	45	expected	expect	VBN
46	48	to	to	TO
49	59	officially	officially	RB
60	66	become	become	VB
67	68	a	a	DT
69	73	full	full	JJ
74	80	member	member	NN
81	83	of	of	IN
84	87	the	the	DT
88	93	World	World	NNP
94	99	Trade	Trade	NNP
100	112	Organization	Organization	NNP
113	114	(	(	(
114	117	WTO	WTO	NNP
117	118	)	)	)
119	121	in	in	IN
122	127	March	March	NNP
128	132	2002	2002	CD
132	133	,	,	,
134	138	Vice	Vice	NNP
139	147	Minister	Minister	NNP
148	150	of	of	IN
151	159	Economic	Economic	NNP
160	167	Affairs	Affairs	NNPS
168	173	Steve	Steve	NNP
174	178	Chen	Chen	NNP
179	183	said	say	VBD
184	192	Thursday	Thursday	NNP
192	193	.	.	.

200	201	“	``	``
201	206	March	March	NNP
207	214	appears	appear	VBZ
215	217	to	to	TO
218	220	be	be	VB
221	222	a	a	DT
223	227	more	more	RBR
228	238	reasonable	reasonable	JJ
239	247	estimate	estimate	NN
248	253	while	while	IN
254	261	earlier	early	JJR
262	271	admission	admission	NN
272	278	cannot	cannot	MD
279	281	be	be	VB
282	290	entirely	entirely	RB
291	296	ruled	rule	VBN
297	300	out	out	RP
300	301	,	,	,
301	302	”	''	''
303	312	according	accord	VBG
313	315	to	to	TO
316	320	Chen	Chen	NNP
320	321	,	,	,
322	326	also	also	RB
327	333	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
333	335	’s	's	POS
336	341	chief	chief	JJ
342	345	WTO	WTO	NNP
346	356	negotiator	negotiator	NN
356	357	.	.	.

364	369	After	after	IN
370	376	having	have	VBG
377	384	secured	secure	VBN
385	388	the	the	DT
389	397	approval	approval	NN
398	400	of	of	IN
401	402	a	a	DT
403	410	working	working	NN
411	416	panel	panel	NN
417	419	in	in	IN
420	426	Geneva	Geneva	NNP
426	427	,	,	,
428	434	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
434	436	’s	's	POS
437	442	entry	entry	NN
443	446	has	have	VBZ
447	450	yet	yet	RB
451	453	to	to	TO
454	456	be	be	VB
457	465	ratified	ratify	VBN
466	468	at	at	IN
469	472	the	the	DT
473	476	WTO	WTO	NNP
476	478	’s	's	POS
479	490	ministerial	ministerial	JJ
491	498	meeting	meeting	NN
499	502	set	set	VBN
503	506	for	for	IN
507	512	Qatar	Qatar	NNP
513	515	in	in	IN
516	524	November	November	NNP
525	528	and	and	CC
529	533	then	then	RB
534	541	undergo	undergo	VBP
542	555	parliamentary	parliamentary	JJ
556	568	deliberation	deliberation	NN
569	571	at	at	IN
572	576	home	home	NN
576	577	,	,	,
578	580	he	he	PRP
581	585	said	say	VBD
585	586	.	.	.

593	597	Chen	Chen	NNP
598	602	said	say	VBD
603	609	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
610	612	is	be	VBZ
613	616	set	set	VBN
617	619	to	to	TO
620	626	reduce	reduce	VB
627	630	the	the	DT
631	638	average	average	JJ
639	645	tariff	tariff	NN
646	650	rate	rate	NN
651	653	on	on	IN
654	659	1,021	1,021	CD
660	664	farm	farm	NN
665	673	products	product	NNS
674	676	to	to	TO
677	681	12.9	12.9	CD
682	689	percent	percent	NN
690	695	after	after	IN
696	699	its	its	PRP$
700	703	WTO	WTO	NNP
704	713	accession	accession	NN
714	718	from	from	IN
719	723	20.0	20.0	CD
724	731	percent	percent	NN
732	741	currently	currently	RB
741	742	.	.	.

749	750	“	``	``
750	752	We	we	PRP
753	757	will	will	MD
758	762	also	also	RB
763	768	phase	phase	VB
769	772	out	out	RP
773	781	internal	internal	JJ
782	792	protection	protection	NN
793	795	of	of	IN
796	800	such	such	JJ
801	809	products	product	NNS
810	813	and	and	CC
814	820	remove	remove	VB
821	827	export	export	NN
828	837	subsidies	subsidy	NNS
837	838	.	.	.
838	839	”	''	''

846	848	At	at	IN
849	852	the	the	DT
853	857	same	same	JJ
858	862	time	time	NN
862	863	,	,	,
864	867	the	the	DT
868	875	average	average	JJ
876	882	tariff	tariff	NN
883	887	rate	rate	NN
888	890	on	on	IN
891	896	3,470	3,470	CD
897	907	industrial	industrial	JJ
908	913	items	item	NNS
914	919	would	would	MD
920	922	be	be	VB
923	930	slashed	slash	VBN
931	933	to	to	TO
934	937	4.2	4.2	CD
938	945	percent	percent	NN
946	956	eventually	eventually	RB
957	961	from	from	IN
962	965	the	the	DT
966	973	current	current	JJ
974	977	6.0	6.0	CD
978	985	percent	percent	NN
985	986	,	,	,
987	989	he	he	PRP
990	995	added	add	VBD
995	996	.	.	.

1003	1008	Under	under	IN
1009	1010	a	a	DT
1011	1016	quota	quota	NN
1017	1023	system	system	NN
1023	1024	,	,	,
1025	1028	the	the	DT
1029	1036	tariffs	tariff	NNS
1037	1039	on	on	IN
1040	1048	imported	import	VBN
1049	1053	cars	car	NNS
1054	1059	would	would	MD
1060	1062	be	be	VB
1063	1070	reduced	reduce	VBN
1071	1075	from	from	IN
1076	1080	30.0	30.0	CD
1081	1088	percent	percent	NN
1089	1091	in	in	IN
1092	1095	the	the	DT
1096	1101	first	first	JJ
1102	1106	year	year	NN
1107	1112	after	after	IN
1113	1119	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1119	1121	’s	's	POS
1122	1125	WTO	WTO	NNP
1126	1131	entry	entry	NN
1132	1134	to	to	TO
1135	1139	17.5	17.5	CD
1140	1147	percent	percent	NN
1148	1150	in	in	IN
1151	1153	10	10	CD
1154	1159	years	year	NNS
1159	1160	,	,	,
1161	1163	he	he	PRP
1164	1168	said	say	VBD
1168	1169	.	.	.

1176	1180	Chen	Chen	NNP
1181	1185	said	say	VBD
1186	1192	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1192	1194	’s	's	POS
1195	1203	external	external	JJ
1204	1209	trade	trade	NN
1210	1213	has	have	VBZ
1214	1218	less	less	JJR
1219	1221	of	of	IN
1222	1223	a	a	DT
1224	1228	need	need	NN
1229	1231	to	to	TO
1232	1240	readjust	readjust	VB
1241	1247	itself	itself	PRP
1248	1250	in	in	IN
1251	1254	the	the	DT
1255	1263	post-WTO	post-wto	JJ
1264	1267	era	era	NN
1268	1270	as	as	IN
1271	1273	it	it	PRP
1274	1277	has	have	VBZ
1278	1282	long	long	RB
1283	1293	functioned	function	VBN
1294	1299	under	under	IN
1300	1301	a	a	DT
1302	1317	market-oriented	market-oriented	JJ
1318	1325	economy	economy	NN
1326	1329	and	and	CC
1330	1337	already	already	RB
1338	1345	largely	largely	RB
1346	1354	conforms	conform	VBZ
1355	1357	to	to	TO
1358	1371	international	international	JJ
1372	1383	conventions	convention	NNS
1383	1384	.	.	.

1391	1402	Taiwan-made	taiwan-made	JJ
1403	1411	products	product	NNS
1412	1417	stood	stand	VBD
1418	1419	a	a	DT
1420	1424	good	good	JJ
1425	1431	chance	chance	NN
1432	1434	of	of	IN
1435	1443	becoming	become	VBG
1444	1448	even	even	RB
1449	1453	more	more	RBR
1454	1465	competitive	competitive	JJ
1466	1472	thanks	thank	NNS
1473	1475	to	to	TO
1476	1481	wider	wide	JJR
1482	1488	access	access	NN
1489	1491	to	to	TO
1492	1500	overseas	overseas	JJ
1501	1508	markets	market	NNS
1509	1512	and	and	CC
1513	1518	lower	low	JJR
1519	1524	costs	cost	NNS
1525	1528	for	for	IN
1529	1537	material	material	NN
1538	1545	imports	import	NNS
1545	1546	,	,	,
1547	1549	he	he	PRP
1550	1554	said	say	VBD
1554	1555	.	.	.

1562	1569	However	however	RB
1570	1572	an	an	DT
1573	1581	expected	expected	JJ
1582	1590	increase	increase	NN
1591	1593	in	in	IN
1594	1598	farm	farm	NN
1599	1606	imports	import	NNS
1607	1612	would	would	MD
1613	1622	certainly	certainly	RB
1623	1627	have	have	VB
1628	1630	an	an	DT
1631	1637	impact	impact	NN
1638	1640	on	on	IN
1641	1644	the	the	DT
1645	1653	domestic	domestic	JJ
1654	1666	agricultural	agricultural	JJ
1667	1673	sector	sector	NN
1673	1674	,	,	,
1675	1677	he	he	PRP
1678	1682	said	say	VBD
1682	1683	.	.	.

1690	1693	The	the	DT
1694	1698	vice	vice	NN
1699	1707	minister	minister	NN
1708	1712	said	say	VBD
1713	1719	Taiwan	Taiwan	NNP
1719	1721	’s	's	POS
1722	1729	service	service	NN
1730	1738	industry	industry	NN
1739	1742	was	be	VBD
1743	1751	unlikely	unlikely	JJ
1752	1754	to	to	TO
1755	1762	sustain	sustain	VB
1763	1765	an	an	DT
1766	1775	excessive	excessive	JJ
1776	1782	impact	impact	NN
1783	1785	as	as	IN
1786	1788	it	it	PRP
1789	1792	has	have	VBZ
1793	1797	been	be	VBN
1798	1805	largely	largely	RB
1806	1812	opened	open	VBN
1813	1815	to	to	TO
1816	1823	private	private	JJ
1824	1827	and	and	CC
1828	1835	foreign	foreign	JJ
1836	1849	participation	participation	NN
1849	1850	.	.	.

1857	1864	Instead	instead	RB
1864	1865	,	,	,
1866	1873	service	service	NN
1874	1882	ventures	venture	NNS
1883	1885	in	in	IN
1886	1889	the	the	DT
1890	1899	financial	financial	JJ
1899	1900	,	,	,
1901	1910	transport	transport	NN
1911	1914	and	and	CC
1915	1922	telecom	telecom	NN
1923	1930	sectors	sector	NNS
1931	1937	should	should	MD
1938	1945	benefit	benefit	VB
1946	1950	from	from	IN
1951	1954	the	the	DT
1955	1967	introduction	introduction	NN
1968	1970	of	of	IN
1971	1979	advanced	advance	VBN
1980	1986	skills	skill	NNS
1987	1990	and	and	CC
1991	2000	expertise	expertise	VB
2001	2005	from	from	IN
2006	2012	abroad	abroad	RB
2012	2013	,	,	,
2014	2016	he	he	PRP
2017	2022	added	add	VBD
2022	2023	.	.	.