Fang points out that when Taiwanese companies invest in Indonesia, it is to take advantage of the country's low wage rates; but because of Batam's closeness to Singapore, its wage rates are double those on Java.
方文指出，台商到印尼來投資，無非是為了此地便宜的工資，但巴譚由於接近新加坡，工資比爪哇高一倍。