Compared to the enthusiasm for Southeast Asia and the mainland, Kuan Pei-chi of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 'Industrial Development and Investment Center says, "The disadvantage to investing in Central America is just this: It is half a world away, and communicating in Spanish is not easy. These two things together create a psychological distance in the minds of Taiwan's business people.
相對於東南亞及大陸的熱門，經濟部海外投資處管焙琦指出：中美洲不利投資的條件也就在於，原本相隔半個地球的距離就遙遠，加上以西語溝通不易，更加造成台商心理上的距離。