The recovery in exports indicates that the threat of domestic deindustrialization has for the most part abated, and economic restructuring has been effective. The rise of the petrochemical, computer, and electronics industries suggests that Taiwan has already staked out a place for itself in the future world economy.
外銷回升，代表國內產業空洞化的危機已經化解大半、經濟轉型有了成效；塑化、資訊及電子等高科技產業的崛起，更意味著台灣已在未來的世界經濟變局中搶佔到一席之地。