26-year-old travel writer Kuan Sun-chih, who just completed a degree in journalism at National Chengchi University, found his freelance opportunities greatly reduced after Taiwan's economy plunged into recession. His income was further reduced when mainland publishers pirated his work.
而前年才拿到台灣大學新聞研究所文憑，民國六十四年出生的旅遊撰稿者關孫知，在台灣不景氣之後，旅遊撰稿的合作機會大幅減少，加上自己旅遊叢書在大陸被盜版，乾脆在去年初移居上海。