As society has become democratic and diverse, corruption, which previously few people learned about, is now being spotlighted by the media and legislators. The bidding for the huge contracts of the major construction projects that have followed in the wake of Taiwan's affluence are said to be fertile ground for illegal linkages of private money and government power.
進入民主、多元化社會後，以往少為人知的貪瀆弊案，現在都在民意機關及媒體的關注下無所遁形；而富裕之後，政府大力進行各項建設，鉅額的建設經費，也吸引工商界各路人馬參加角逐競標，金權掛鉤的傳聞不絕，弊端也如影隨形。