"The competition is intense in astronomical research," says ASIAA's Paul Ho. "If Taiwan were doing it badly, we wouldn't have so many nations wanting to work with us."
「天文研究的領域競爭激烈，如果我們做的不好，就不會有這麼多國家想和台灣合作，」中研院天文所所長賀曾樸指出，ALMA 由美國、日本、歐洲各國 3 方投資；望遠鏡完成後，美、日、歐各分得 30 % 的觀測時間。