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Taiwan unprepared for post-WTO entry woes: lawmaker (updated AM 1:25)
/ Taioan iaboe chunpiho jip-WTO-au e bunte: lip-ui (1:25 AM kengsin)

2001/11/11
The Chian Post staff
/ Alai hoanek


Ruling party lawmaker Chien Hsi-chieh warned yesterday that Taiwan was woefully unprepared to handle the problems the country will face once it enters the World Trade Organization (WTO).
/ Chitchengtong lip-ui Kan Sekkai chahng thechenn kong, Taioan kinpun iaboe chunpiho anchoann chhuli jipkhi Sekai Moek Chochit (WTO, World Trade Organization) liauau e bunte.

Chien said that Taiwan's anticipated entry should be helpful in stimulating the local economy, but added that the government was being overly optimistic.
/ Kan kong, Taioan e kajip engtong upangcho chhikek chaite e kengche, tansi i koh kong, chenghu siunnkoethau lokkoan.

Taiwan's application to join the WTO is expected to be approved sometime late Sunday.
/ Taioan sinchheng kajip WTO uteng ti Lepaijit amsi etang thongkoe.

While government leaders have stressed that preparations have already been taken to limit the country's downside, the nation's workers and farmers were still very nervous about their future, Chien said.
/ Suijian chenghu lengtolang kiongtiau kong, ikeng chunpiho kiamchio tui kokka e hubin enghiong, choankok-e kanglang kah longbin tui in-e bilai long chin tamsim, Kan anne kong.

He pointed out that a recent study commissioned by the Executive Yuan predicted that Taiwan's entry to the WTO will result in another 290,000 people losing their jobs.
/ I chichhut, choekin Hengcheng-inn e chit-e giankiu uchhek, Taioan kajip WTO e7 chengka 290,000 lang sitgiap.

According to the lawmaker, the only thing the current administration has done to prepare for post-WTO-entry problems has been to set aside NT$150 billion to help take care of increased unemployment.
/ Kinki chit-ui lip-ui e konghoat, hianchai chenghu ikeng chunpiho jip-WTO-au e ui-it-e taichi si chunpi 1,500-ban khou e Taiphio lai pangcho chiauko sitgiap-e lang.

To date, some NT$30 billion of that sum has been made use of, but not necessarily to help with unemployment problems, he said.
/ Kau tongkin, hiah-e chinn e 300-ban khou ikeng u chiteng iongtou ah, tansi bo-itteng si iong ti pangcho sitgiap e bunte, i anne kong.