"Five or ten years ago, it was very hard for a Chinese to find a job in the government," says Roland Louis, a member of l'Association Wen Fa, a group of returned overseas students who are trying to promote Chinese culture on the island. And even though there are several Chinese work in the government today, they still encounter a certain amount of discrimination.
政治上居於弱勢，又掌握財富，華人不免遭到更多無形的壓抑，經濟力反成了政治力的絆腳石。「五到十年前，華人要進入政府機構找到好工作很困難」，曾留學法國與美國的廖建平不諱言，即使今天已有不少華人在政府機構工作，仍多少會受排斥。