In the last five years Taiwan's economic environment has changed dramatically. Leaving aside for the moment small enterprises, which have never been especially stable, even medium and large-sized companies have been continually cutting back business, closing plants, and laying off workers.
最近五年，台灣經濟環境丕變，撇開向來存活不穩定的小型工廠不談，連頗具規模的中大型企業都不斷調整轉型，關閉部分工廠。