Liu writes in his thesis that Aceh is among Indonesia's richest region in terms of natural resources-it produces large amounts of natural gas, palm oil, coffee, and rubber-but the Acehnese themselves are among Indonesia's poorest people.
劉青雲的論文指出，亞齊為印尼最富庶的省份之一，天然資源如天然氣、棕櫚油、咖啡、橡膠等產量豐富，但亞齊卻也是印尼最窮的省份之一。