We can see from the analyses of the features of the two stages that the negative effects of clans are only a tem- porary phenomenon and that with the appearance of networked clans,a new combination of clans,the phe- nomenon of clans will not be finally dissolved in the big tide of modernization.

The sharp edges of inclusion or exclusion from citizenship are in contrast with the complex webs of transnational networks and interactions.

For the inspiration to future study, this paper cards and reviews the current study on direct investment on mainland by Taiwan businessmen, according to structure evolution, entrance model, management characteristics, construction of across-border net, investment effects and development trends.