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According to the data released by the World Bank on November 15, 2022, the global population has surpassed the 8 billion. Among more than 200 countries worldwide, mainland China has the largest population with approximately 1.4 billion people, accounting for approximate 18% of the world's population. From an economic perspective, when the size of a population group is large enough, it attracts resources and becomes “dividend.” Therefore, China's population dividend is immense and unimaginable. However, due to internal political factors in mainland China and its unique relationship with Taiwan, two nations open their communication and trade officially in 1987. At that time, Taiwan's economic environment was squeezed by wages and interest rates, prompting the government to allow Taiwanese companies to expand into mainland China in search of more resources. This is the beginning of Taiwanese companies going to mainland China. Since the reform and opening-up policy in mainland China in the 1990s, the population dividend and strong government support have attracted businesses from around the world. Companies sought to obtain capital dividends by listing on the mainland China market. However, to achieve these capital dividends, they had to navigate China's regulatory system, which aimed to protect domestic mainland companies and state-owned enterprises. As a result, Taiwanese companies, for example, often faced setbacks when listing on the A-share market due to clauses related to “industry competition,” and some even witnessed their Taiwanese parent companies gradually decline due to these clauses. This study utilizes a case study approach, participatory observation, in-depth interviews, and qualitative research methods to discuss the development challenges faced by Taiwanese companies before and after listing on the mainland China market, along with the current temporal and spatial contextual factors. Through the perspective of the Hanbell Group, this research analyzes the problems, explores potential solutions, and discusses the relationship between the group and its development. Specifically, the study examines how restrictions such as “industry competition,” “supply restrictions,” and “priority commitments” in the listing agreements have entangled Hanbell Precise Machinery (Hanbell Taiwan) in a development quagmire, hindering its ability to vigorously develop technology and improve production capacity. This thesis aims to explore the strategies adopted by the Hanbell Group to overcome these challenges, address the restrictions imposed by the Chinese government on businesses, and alleviate concerns from the Taiwanese government regarding the outflow of technical talents to mainland China, ultimately creating a win-win situation for Shanghai (government, Hanbell Group) and Taiwan (government, Hanbell Group).
Keywords: Taiwanese companies listing on the A-share market, industry competition, supply restrictions, priority commitments. |