For a time the Republic of South Africa (RSA) was Taiwan's closest ally. With the government of the RSA offering excellent incentives, and with a push from the ROC government and emigration assistance firms, many owners of small firms in Taiwan invested in South Africa.
南非曾有一度是我國最密切的盟友邦交國，而在其政府提出極為優厚的條件招募外資，經過我國政府的鼓勵和移民公司的鼓吹下，台灣許多中小企業前往南非投資。