With the dramatic drop in drug volume, it has become clear that the conclusion that Taiwan has an excess of drugs that are being routed to the US is untenable. So this year there were new reasons given for including Taiwan on the list: Taiwan's busy trading ports and geographic position.
毒品緝獲量銳減，如今「餘毒銷美論」顯然站不住腳；今年發佈的報告中，台灣便捷的港口貿易和地理位置，又成為列名毒品轉口國的主要理由。