Taiwanese component makers tend to be small, and their growth is typically dependent upon the machine-tool makers they supply. The government is therefore urging them to partner up with large machine-tool manufacturers in the US and Europe. Such an approach would eliminate the risk of having of all their eggs in the Chinese basket, improve their R & D, and make them more competitive in international markets.
由於台灣零組件廠的規模小，大部份只能依附工具機廠發展，發展潛力受到侷限，因此政府鼓勵零組件業者跨出步伐，與歐美等國際工具機大廠合作，除了分散一窩蜂往中國發展的風險外，也提高零組件的開發能力和國際競爭力。