The peak of emigration came in 1995 following the Taiwan Strait missile crisis. Since then, Australia and New Zealand have changed their immigration laws, raising barriers to immigration, and the number of emigrants from Taiwan has fallen noticeably.
「一九九五年閏八月」台海飛彈危機之後，移民潮曾經到達高點，之後紐澳移民法修改，提高移民門檻，移民人數也就隨之下降。