The rapid expansion of China's economy over the last few years has been a powerful lure to Taiwanese industry, and local businesses have flocked to China. This situation is widely held to be responsible for the problems of capital flight, sluggish domestic investment, the hollowing out of Taiwan's manufacturing base and rising unemployment.
由於近幾年大陸經濟快速崛起，對台灣產業產生強勁的「磁吸效應」，企業一窩蜂跨海西進，被認為是台灣資金外流、投資不振、產業空洞化、失業率高漲的罪魁禍首。