Terry Gou, founder of the Hon Hai Group, was beleaguered by criticism after more than a dozen assembly line workers in one of its Chinese factories jumped to their deaths. He asked Wednesday: 'Is Taiwan trying to chase me away?' At the same time, the Kuokuang Petrochemical Technology Company is contemplating abandoning a plan to set up a naphtha cracker on reclaimed land on the Changhua County coast because of protests from environmentalists who complain that the proposed plant will block the migration route of endangered Chinese white dolphins. Would the majority of the people agree that they have to make a choice between the white dolphins and Hon Hai? Is there no way to balance ideals and reality? Does the cause of environmental protection, or workers' rights, have to be used as a political slogan against entrepreneurs? It is safe to say that the conflict between development and environmental protection will not stop as long as humans are living on the earth. The question is especially serious in Taiwan as the country is developing itself into a free trade island to attract foreign capital, and the manufacturing industry is a vital part of the government's whole plan. However, the government can hardly convince foreign investors to pump their money into Taiwan if local investors' plans are nixed. Hon Hai and white Chinese dolphins are two different choices, Taiwan's development is the results of various choices between various values. The people should make the best choice to balance conflicting interests. (abstract of United Daily news, July 23, 2010) 