James Young notes that in the past people in Taiwan never even saw the Hsinchu glass that was made for export, and products made for foreign labels wouldn't even be marked "Made in Taiwan." So not just outsiders, but even people in Taiwan, have absolutely no understanding of the technology and standards of Hsinchu glassware.
楊國棟指出，過去新竹外銷的東西本地人根本看不到，外銷代工產品也不會貼上 MIT 的標籤，因此不要說是外人，連國內的人對新竹的玻璃技術、水準也完全不瞭解。