In addition, according to an August 1996 MOEA survey, more than half of manufacturing firms that invested abroad have indeed "kept their roots in Taiwan." No matter how fast their expansion abroad, they have endeavored to keep the parent companies in Taiwan at at least their previous size.
其次，根據經濟部八十五年八月的調查，過半數有對外投資的製造業廠商，的確奉行「根留台灣」政策，不管在外擴張如何迅速，仍然努力維持台灣母公司的既有規模。