社團法人對外關係協會15日舉辦的「APEC北京峰會後的經貿外交與兩岸關係」座談會中,張五岳指出,APEC為台灣帶來2個機遇和3個挑戰。就機遇部分,他說,自太陽花學運以來,兩岸關係降至2008年以來的谷底,但APEC讓兩岸揮別陰霾,重新回到雙方政治互信基礎上;再者,台灣也藉APEC平台增進台美關係,相信對台日關係也有正面助益,尤其是此次APEC啟動了亞太自由貿易區(FTAAP)議程,台灣若能就此取得進展,對經濟被邊緣化的疑慮,可望有所降低。
At the seminar on "Economic and Trade Diplomacy and Cross-Strait Relations after the APEC Beijing Summit" held by the Association for Foreign Relations on the 15th, Zhang Wuyue pointed out that APEC brings two opportunities and three challenges to Taiwan. On the opportunity part, he said that since the Sunflower Movement, cross-strait relations have dropped to the bottom since 2008, but APEC has allowed the two sides to shake the gloom and return to the basis of mutual political trust between the two sides. Moreover, Taiwan has also used the APEC platform to enhance Taiwan-US relations. I believe it will also benefit Taiwan-Japan relations positively, especially since the APEC launched the Asia-Pacific Free Trade Area (FTAAP) agenda. If Taiwan can make progress in this regard, Taiwan's doubts about economic marginalization will be reduced.