Wu Ching-yi says: The main reason that everyone is worried about having fewer students going overseas is that Taiwan could lose competitiveness. For one thing, science and technology are advancing at incredible speeds. For another, English is very important; for example, negotiations for Taiwan's entry into the World Trade Organization had to be done in English.
吳靜吉說，現在大家擔心學生不去留學，主要憂慮台灣在全球化時代失去競爭力，因為科技發展一日千里，而台灣加入世界貿易組織種種談判事宜，都需要用到英文。