Before the regional crisis, many Taiwanese firms had plans to move production from Southeast Asia to the mainland because currencies in Southeast Asia were relatively high and labor costs had risen. However, now that these currencies have dropped sharply, Southeast Asia has become much cheaper than the mainland and many firms will likely give up these relocation plans, choosing instead to stay where they are. But much remains uncertain.
不過金融風暴前，東南亞由於幣值高估、工資高漲，不少當地台商有意將工廠遷到大陸；如今幣值狂貶，東南亞相對又便宜許多，廠商可能打消遷廠的念頭，繼續留在東南亞。