Technology transfer is nothing new to Taiwan industries; the textile and footwear industries, among others, had begun "whole plant exports" to places such as Southeast Asia and Central America long ago.
這個名詞對我國並不生疏，在紡織、製鞋等我們有深厚基礎的工業上，國內廠商很早就開始向東南亞、中南美洲「整廠輸出」，出口的不只是技術，還有全套的機器設備。