For many years, overseas Chinese returning to Taiwan to see friends and family have also taken the opportunity to see to their physical ailments. This is partly because treatment standards in Taiwan are among the highest in east Asia, and fees are much lower than in Japan, Europe or the U.S.
長久以來，不少僑胞回國探親或觀光時，常順便治療一些身體的老毛病，因為國內大醫院的醫療水準在東亞來說，是數一數二的，而收費方面，又比日本、歐美低得多。