One factor was that the four regions were all transforming their industries at the time, and their competitive positions had not yet solidified.
究其原因，一方面固然是我國正值工業轉型的瓶頸期，在低價產品市場上，無法再以低廉工資為競爭優勢；而技術與資本密集工業又尚未成氣候，產品競爭力減弱。