Besides cultural affinity, Taiwan can also offer Southeast Asia compatible technology. "Many American firms are highly automated," notes Chou Kuang-k'ai, Executive Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Coordination Committee on Package Plants, "and their equipment isn't necessarily appropriate for Southeast Asia.
「技術移轉有階段性，最進步的生產設備和技術，不見得適合東南亞那些開發較落後的地區」，經濟部整廠設備輸出策進小組執行秘書周光凱舉例解釋：「像美國的工廠差不多都自動化了，但這麼進步的機器東南亞並不需要。