In the late 1990s, a regional economy developed, and the Taiwanese ceramics industry found itself unable to compete. Many companies invested in factories in Southeast Asia and China, and focused on the production of gift items for export. It seems that a Taiwanese ceramics renaissance is not yet in the cards.
1990 年代後期，區域經濟成形，台灣的陶瓷業缺乏競爭力，業者多轉向東南亞或中國大陸等地投資設廠，並以外銷禮品為主，陶藝的全面升級仍然遙遙無期。