Taiwan was forced to withdraw from the APEC conference held in Shanghai in October because of a dispute over Taiwan's nominee as informal leader of its delegation. Minister of Economic Affairs Lin Hsin-I has subsequently called on Taiwan investors to understand very clearly the fundamental nature of mainland policy toward Taiwan. As Lin declares: "Enterprises should be even more alert and more cautious in investing in mainland China in the future."
今年十月在上海舉辦的亞太經合會，我國因非正式領袖會議人選問題被迫退出，經濟部長林信義因此呼籲台商要認清大陸對台政策的本質，林信義呼籲：「企業未來對大陸投資應更謹慎！」