Before, capital that flowed out of the country was capital lost. As a result, the government strictly limited the over seas activity of Chinese firms, restricting the amount they could invest and set stipulations on their debt and profit ratios. The situation today looks a bit different.
傳統上政府對外匯，採取「望進不望出」的態度﹘﹘實施外匯管制；獎勵僑外來台投資，不遺餘力；對國內企業出國投資，則有資本額、負債比例、獲利率等的資格限制。