It's hard to say whether Taiwan's proximity and cultural similarity to mainland China is a blessing or a curse. But, given those conditions and Taiwan's wealth of capital and technology, "Taiwan was one of the earliest countries to feel the impact of this wave of low-wage labor, and has been one of the most severely affected."
幸或不幸，環顧各國，我國由於地理位置接近，資金及技術充裕，加上和大陸有同文同種的便利，說起來是「首當其衝，受這波勞工潮衝擊最早、最猛烈的國家。」