The failure of firms that have been operating in the export market for years would certainly be disheartening, but as far as both Taiwanese industry and academia are concerned the real problem is that such an integrated economy will divert investment away from Taiwan.
廠商經營多年的出口市場喪失誠然令人扼腕，但在學界及業界眼中，因東亞經濟整合所牽動的「國際投資轉移」，才是真正影響深遠的關鍵戰役。