Chiang says that most Taiwan companies that invested in Southeast Asia in the past mainly exported products from their host countries. Most of the firms now investing in mainland China, though also mainly exporting at the moment, are in fact thinking about the future domestic market. "The attraction of this market cannot be ignored," says Chiang.
「過去台商赴東南亞投資多以外銷為目的，如今赴大陸投資的台商雖然也多走外銷路線，但很多人其實在想像未來的內銷市場，」江丙坤說，大陸市場的魅力是不容忽視的。