Two aspects of economic- and trade-based diplomacy--economic assistance, on the one hand, and trade and economic exchange, on the other-have been focuses of attention in recent years. It is about the former and the ROC's long-term massive expenditures on foreign assistance that people from various fields have voiced doubts.
關於經貿外交，經濟援助與經貿往來兩項是近年我國外交上最引起注意的議題，其中我國政府長期大筆援外的金額尤其受到各界的質疑。