It was known from previous investigation that Taiwanese firms had deep-rooted fears of Japan and no interest in attacking the Japanese market. Currently, Taiwan exports more than US $ 9 billion worth of goods every year to Japan, but the vast majority of this is bought by Japanese who come to Taiwan to buy themselves.
在歷次的調查中，台灣廠商有著根深柢固的「恐日情結」，對攻佔日本市場一向興趣缺缺；目前外銷日本雖有九十多億美元的金額，但說穿了絕大部分是日本大商社主動來台選購、指定的。