A study released by IMD International graded 42 countries on their competitiveness. Taiwan finished 18th, far below key rivals like Singapore (2nd) and Hong Kong (4th). Clearly Taiwan is no longer the dexterous "flying dragon" of yesteryear, but has become a sluggish dinosaur; indeed, the survey even listed it behind Malaysia (17th), a newly industrializing country.
根據瑞士國際管理學院發表的競爭力報告，台灣在全球四十二個國家與地區中，排名第十八名，相較於同屬四小龍的新加坡（排名第二）、香港（第四），台灣明顯的已由當年身手矯捷的蛟龍變成蹣跚的笨龍，甚至還落居新興的馬來西亞（排名十七）之後。