"We make our money here, but we pay taxes in Taiwan, and most of our families and children do most of their consumer spending in Taiwan," insists TBAD chairperson Chang Mei-liang. Chang notes that after the major earthquake in Taiwan on September 21, Taiwan business associations throughout mainland China contributed NT $ 60 million.
「我們在這兒賺錢，但也在台灣繳稅，家庭或子女的日常消費也多在台灣」，張梅良會長也指出，台灣的九二一大地震，全大陸台商總共捐出六千萬台幣，東莞台商就捐了三千萬，講台商背棄台灣很不公平。