Because of Taiwan's experience with rapid modernization, many CCP cadres have sought employment with Taiwanese firms, hoping to learn from the masters. At the first opportunity, however, they leave to set up shop for themselves. "The student then challenges the master," explains Sylvia Yang, detailing how these mainland upstarts go on to compete with the very Taiwan firms that taught them all they know.
就像台灣經濟躍升時的狀態，現在是許多大陸幹部在台商的工廠跟著學，一抓到機會就出去創業，然後「徒弟打師傅」，「反過來跟母廠競爭」，楊惠德說。