If you consider that R & D spending in Taiwan is less than NT $ 10 billion annually-not even near to one-tenth the figure in Japan (whose population is only about five times bigger) -then you will realize just what an amazing accomplishment this is.
如果再考量台灣一年的研發經費不足一百億美元，遠低於日本的十分之一，更覺得這份成果得之不易。