To balance out this swarm affect, and to reduce the reliance of Taiwan's economy on mainland China, in 1993 the Ministry of Economic Affairs produced a formal platform to encourage the strengthening of economic relations with Southeast Asia. Under this "Go South policy," the government actively encouraged Taiwan companies to invest in Southeast Asia.
為了減低台商對中國大陸的依賴，一九九三年經濟部提出「加強對東南亞地區經貿投資綱領」，訂定「南向政策」，積極鼓勵台商赴東南亞投資。