In recent years, major European, American, and Japanese corporations like Intel, Microsoft, and Carrefour have begun using Asia, especially China, as a base of operations for their purchasing, manufacturing, RRD and sales activities.
不僅亞洲人才「內需」吃緊，這幾年歐、美、日各大廠商，不論是英特爾、微軟或家樂福，莫不把亞洲、特別是中國大陸，視為採購、生產、研發及行銷的重鎮。