And behind the numbers lay something with perhaps far greater long-term significance: participants from around the world got a better look at the people and culture of the R.O.C.
這使得參展的國家皆有不虛此行之感；然而，在數字的背後，能使參展國家對我國人民、文化有更進一步的認識，或許才是舉辦進步夥伴展較長遠的意義。兩年後，外貿協會將再度舉辦此項活動，而此次參展的廠商中，已有百分之九十二表示他們參加的意願。