Though there was a strongly political flavor to Giddens 'visit, commentators reflected that while his ideas are no cure-all for Taiwan, the issues he is concerned about are of direct relevance to Taiwan's current circumstance. Now the main "homework" to be done in Taiwan is to apply these ideas to open up prior blind spots. (Teng Sue-feng / tr.
儘管紀登斯這趟台灣行充滿濃厚的政治味，但正如輿論所言，「大師的學說對台灣不一定是萬靈丹，但從大師關懷的議題反省台灣的當下經驗，進而打開一些思維上的盲點，才是大師走後，我們要做的功課。」