Of the more than 3,000 Taiwanese business people in Dongguan, less than 5 % have been joined by their families. With the extended absence of these people from Taiwan, undisciplined children and lonely spouses "cause a lot of problems for families and society as a whole," says Ye.
東莞三千多家台商，眷屬一起來的不到百分之五，台商隻身在外，子女因乏人管教、配偶因長期孤單，「造成不少家庭及社會問題」，他說。