The objective international situation has changed and the Western economies have long been stuck in a period of economic malaise. The Asia-Pacific area, however--especially the Southeast Asian region, including Indochina, Taiwan, Hong Kong and coastal mainland China--has produced a rich economic stimulus. People have money and their purchasing power has increased dramatically.
國際客觀情勢的改變，加上歐美經濟長期停滯在不景氣谷底；而亞太，特別是東南亞地區，包括中南半島與台、港、大陸沿海等地，卻展現出旺盛的經濟衝刺力，人民有錢後，購買力也大幅提昇。