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Originally Posted by Allen
^ Agreed. Nationalism is what we need. We do have a lot of high-tech products and learning how to apply it in the right place is very important.
Decent planning in all areas are required!!
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its gotten alot better... especially with the emerging generation that is now twice removed from the original immigrants of 1949. Ask anyone in school now where they are from, and all of them will say "taiwan." It's sad how people expect a nation like taiwan to have a national identity in as little as 50 years. Give it time, and things will develope just like any other nation in the world. The important thing is that there is progress, albeit slow, but it definitely exists. I remember 20 years ago, all manufacturing in Taiwan was prretty much OEM, white box crap. Now, we see Visio becoming the #1 seller of LCD TVs in the world, HTC finally giving Taiwanese Cell phones some edge, Kingston, Asus, Evergreen all starting to establish a brand identity. No, they aren't industry-leading brands, but they are definitely making a name for themselves.
It's only a matter of time before Taiwanese people really become full Taiwanese. A strong national identity will be spurred by domestic success much like it has in South Korea. From the looks of it, HTC seems to really be the one company that is positioning itself on the high-end market and their success will be crucial in bringing respect to the Taiwanese electronic industry.