Early on, Taiwan's agricultural technology and the dedication of its agricultural cooperation teams helped maintain relations with African and South Pacific countries. In recent years, Taiwan's economic power-including both financial assistance and overseas investment-has added another card to play.
台灣在拓展邦交國上的籌碼不多，早年農耕隊以高超的農業技術及台灣人的勤勉精神協助非洲、南太平洋等邦交國，而近年來經濟實力則是新添的籌碼，其中包括金援及龐大的海外投資。