While the other nations of East Asia demonstrate mutual economic goodwill through measures that include investment guarantees, trade facilitation, and the elimination of tariffs, and continue to work towards economic integration, Taiwan has been left to cool its heels. The "international orphan" is in a bind and people are frightened.
當所有東亞國家都在力圖整合，並以「零關稅」、「貿易便捷化」、「投資保障」等措施互惠示好時，台灣卻在外面坐冷板凳，「國際孤兒」的處境令人不寒而慄。