At the same time, Taiwan underwent a political sea change as the DPP took over the reins of power for the first time. This set off political bickering between the DPP and the KMT, which had run the government for five decades. Moreover, the image of the DPP as leftist and anti-business still prevailed. The situation was extremely unsettling to local businesspeople and worsened Taiwan's economic situation.
在此同時，又碰上台灣政壇首度「變天」，政黨交替，一來朝野惡鬥不休，二來民進黨新手上路，左翼、反商的印象未除，都讓業界驚惶不定，台灣經濟也進一步失血。