From a global perspective, says Hsu Chieh-kwei, "Beginning in the second half of this year, foreign buyers will begin withdrawing orders from high risk areas and high risk firms, and switch to safer suppliers." Y2K could spark a complete reshuffle in the comparative advantage game.
以國際眼光來看，「今年下半年開始，外商就會陸續將訂單從高風險國家、高風險企業中抽出，移轉到他們認為較安全的地方去」，許介圭指出，Y2K 即將牽動區域產業競爭力的重新洗牌。