Even today, Taiwan is rising at a rate of five to ten centimeters a year, making it the most "upwardly mobile" plate in the world, exceeding even Japan or the west coast of North America.
直至今日，台灣地體每年仍以五到十公分的速率往上爬升，比起同是板塊活躍區的美國西岸加州外海與日本等地，台灣板塊的推擠動作，舉世第一。