Since the 1960s, many students graduating from Malaysia's Chinese secondary schools have found themselves restricted by ethnic quotas for places at public universities. Those who find their way to further education blocked in Malaysia often elect to study in Taiwan. Upon completing their studies, they carve out their own futures in a variety of fields back in Malaysia, thereby constructing an invisible bridge between Taiwan and Malaysia.
由於 60 年代後，許多華文中學畢業生受限於大學入學名額有族裔「固打制」配額，無法在本地升學而選擇負笈台灣，學成返回大馬後又在各領域撐出一片天，無形間也搭起台灣與馬來西亞的一座橋。