This protest, which besieged the plant for a full year and gained the attention of the entire country, not only helped the people to recognize the issue of environmental protection, but also allowed Tsinghua and Chiao Tung universities to transform their "foreign concession" images and close ranks with the local populace.
在這場轟動全國、長達一年多的圍廠抗爭行動中，不但促使地方居民意識到環保問題，也讓清大、交大突破租界的形象，與地方民眾站在同一陣線。