Chen Ming-chang, assistant director of the Association of Taiwan Manufacturers (ATM), says that when Indonesia's currency fell, the cost of imported goods rose sharply and the value of people's assets shrank. In addition, a few business people took to hoarding necessities such as food. They became the objects of angry attacks.
據印尼台灣工商聯誼會總會副會長陳銘章指出，印尼盾貶值，進口成本大幅提高而民眾資產又縮水，加上少數商家囤積米糧等民生必需品，才成為攻擊洩憤的目標。