But Taiwan's economy burgeoned and wages rose; Taiwan foresaw that it could not compete into the future in the low-grade market with such low-wage areas as India, mainland China, etc.
少數有遠見的業者鑑於國內工資日趨上漲，如果繼續生產低級品，將無法和工資低廉的印尼、菲律賓、中國大陸等地競爭，於是開始嘗試承製較高級的產品，「福昌」即是一個典型的例子。