According to media reports, Formosa Plastics 'march on China has been thwarted because it wants to be a sole investor. Secondly, Formosa Plastics has chosen the seat of power in China, Beijing, to build a hospital, possibly offending the vested interests of many local hospitals.
媒體指出，台塑集團進軍中國受挫，主要因為台塑希望獨資；再者，台塑選擇在中國權力中心──北京蓋醫院，樹大招風，可能得罪不少當地醫院的既得利益者。