With Taiwanese and mainland authorities at political loggerheads, the school's promoters had to jump through hoops every step of the way in seeking to hire teachers from Taiwan, use Taiwanese teaching materials, and appoint a Taiwanese person to the post of principal.
兩岸政治尚在對立之下，東莞台商學校能否「聘台灣來的老師、用台灣的教材、請台灣人任校長」等，每項都待協商突破。