Made in Taiwan

Made in Taiwan

The Made in Taiwan mark is a country of origin label affixed to products to indicate that the said product is made in Taiwan, The Republic of China, not to be confused with the People's Republic of China that the Made in China label refers to. The label is not regulated by any institution or law.

As Taiwanese exports increased in the 1990s, the label has become well known for the wide variety of products, ranging from textiles, plastic toys and bikes from the 80s to laptops and computer chips in the 90s. The extent of variety prompted people to state, exaggeratedly that 'Everything is Made in Taiwan'.

As with many country of origin labels the mark of Made in Taiwan has come to have an undertone meaning. Rarely for country of origin labels, the label has come to signify two distinct meanings: Quality products at low prices and durable technological innovations.

Computers

"Over 80 percent of the world's notebook computer design is outsourced to Taiwan now", said JP Morgan analyst Alvin Kwock. fact|date=March 2008

Taiwan has been leading the computer industry for a long time. Designing and manufacturing chips to laptops.

One of the most representative brands of the Made in Taiwan label, is undoubtedly Acer and Asus, in the world computer industry. Lesser known brands such as Quanta have also been proved to be highly competitive and successful, such as manufacturing the millions of computers for the One Laptop Per Child project.


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