2.Asymmetric Economic Relations From unilateral benefits for Taiwan to reciprocal exchanges for both? -$169 billion cross-strait trade in 2012 Accounting for 29.6%of Taiwan's foreign trade which is $571.8 billion But only about 4.4%of mainland's foreign trade2. Asymmetric Economic Relations • From unilateral benefits for Taiwan to reciprocal exchanges for both? – $169 billion cross-strait trade in 2012 • Accounting for 29.6% of Taiwan’s foreign trade which is $571.8 billion • But only about 4.4% of mainland’s foreign trade