In fact, history shows that this situation is not unprecedented. Way back at the beginning of Qing rule over Taiwan, the island was already a great rice producer, and for a long stretch of time the densely populated area around Changzhou and Quanzhou relied on Taiwan rice. This is recorded in detail in the documents about Qing dynasty Taiwan found at the National Palace Museum.
從歷史來看，這樣的現象並不稀奇，從清朝治理台灣的初期，台灣就是米倉；當年，地狹人稠的漳、泉地區，很長一段時間需資借台灣米糧，這在日前故宮博物院出版的清代台灣史料裡有很清楚的記載。