As you enter a Taiwanese shoe manufacturing plant in a suburban county of Shanghai, the factory is silent as the 1,000 or so workers bury their heads in concentration over their cutting. Taiwanese managers who periodically make the rounds watch and offer advice, while the employees look respectful and eager to learn more.
走進上海市郊一座台商鞋廠，偌大的廠房安靜無聲，上千名勞工埋首裁剪；不時巡查的台灣幹部在旁盯促指點，受教的工人則一臉恭謹，努力學著。