Free trade benefits large exporters with global reach, but it hurts the majority of small- and medium-sized firms. Taiwanese firms that sell primarily to the Southeast Asia region will suffer particularly badly once signatories to the ASEAN free trade agreement begin flooding the market with their goods.
自由貿易使縱橫全球的外銷型大企業受惠，但對大多數中小型企業，尤其是以內銷東南亞當地為主的台商來說，一旦東協 FTA 締約國的產品大舉進入市場，勢必造成衝擊。