Lin avers that the key problem is that some Taiwanese industries have been too slow in restructuring and upgrading, and have not widened the gap with developing countries in a timely manner. The result has been a constant series of plant closures or overseas relocations over the last 20 years.
林信義認為，關鍵轉折在於台灣部分產業轉型升級速度太慢，沒有即時拉開與開發中國家的差距，造成近 20 年來業者關廠、外移不斷。