Chao Wei-nan, chairman of the Taiwanese business association in Dongguan, recalls: "In 1980, manufacturing industry was making progressively lower profits in Taiwan. To Taiwanese manufacturers struggling to adapt and fighting for survival in an ever more competitive environment, the emergence of Dongguan provided a new breathing space."
「一九八○年代在台灣獲利逐步降低的製造業，掙扎在轉型與淘汰之間，東莞的興起，讓台商找到了一個喘息空間，」東莞台商協會秘書長趙維南回顧。