Chinese who have studied overseas and returned to their country have long played an important role in the ROC Returned scholars have distinguished themselves in both government and industry: Chen Li-an, chairman of the National Science Council; Clement C. P. Chang, speaker of the Taipei City Council; and Casper Shih, president of the China Productivity Center are just a few of many examples.
留學生在我們的社會裡，一向扮演相當重要的角色，政界及企業界裡就有很多耀眼的人物，像國科會主任委員陳履安、台北市議長張建邦、生產力中心總經理石滋宜、裕隆工程中心主任朱信及水產食品研究所所長孫寶年等，只是其中的幾個例子罷了。