"Taiwan is rapidly losing the hard-won position of strength that has been built up over the past eight years," says Tsai Shih-feng. Taiwan began preparing for involvement in gene sequencing work over two years ago, but during the past 18 months the pace of research elsewhere in the world has accelerated, with shorter timetables and increased investment. But there was no adjustment in the pace of research in Taiwan.
「台灣正快速喪失過去八年來辛苦建立的相對領先地位」，蔡世峰指出，兩年多前台灣開始籌備參與基因體排序，然而過去十八個月來，世界各國的腳步加快，不僅時程縮短、投資也增加，但台灣卻沒有隨著局勢變動適時地調整步伐。