After the signing of the ECFA, President Ma announced plans to reach out to business around the world and to encourage investment in Taiwan from all corners of the globe. The much-wished-for next steps are free-trade agreements with the US, Japan, and ASEAN, which could create substantial new investment opportunities and help foster a new generation of rising businesses.
ECFA 簽訂後，馬總統立即宣示展開「全球招商」行動，爭取各國來台投資，下一步則希望和美、日及東協等國分別洽談 FTA（自由貿易協定），各種下一世代新興產業也將加大投資力度以搶得先機。