These numbers pale beside those of highly internationalized cities like Singapore (one fourth of whose residents are foreigners) and Hong Kong. The disparity bears witness to Taiwan's weakness in the talent wars.
這個數字和高度國際化的香港、新加坡（450 萬人口中，四分之一為外籍）差距甚遠，顯見台灣在人才爭奪戰中的弱勢。