Taiwan was able to attract the foreign investment it needed because of a stable political situation and ample reserves of low-cost non-unionized labor. Meanwhile, the island was building a record of export success on the back of the persistence and determination of its countless small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
當時台灣能吸引外人投資，靠的是政治安定、勞力充沛而低廉、又沒有工會組織抗爭；而其後積極拓展外銷，靠的則是螞蟻雄兵般前仆後繼的中小企業。