Instead, Chen balked at further integration into the global economy, refusing to open all of Taiwan’s economic sectors to foreign participation, which would have strengthened Taiwan’s competitiveness and efficiency. For years, forward looking Taiwanese industrialists, including many hi-tech entrepreneurs, urged Chen to de-bureaucratize and de-politicize Taiwan’s increasingly isolated economy.
然而实际上，陈在进一步融入全球经济面前畏缩不前，拒绝对外国投资者开放台湾所有的经济领域，这本可以增强台湾的竞争力和效率。多年以来，有远见的台湾工业家，包括许多高科技企业的老板，敦促陈对台湾越来越被孤立的经济实行去官僚主义和去政治化。在无法说服他之后，他们撤离去了中国大陆。