The past 30 years have seen a remarkable change in the economic and social structure of the Republic of China on Taiwan. Fueled by a combination of factors, the nation has rapidly evolved from an agricultural society into a thriving, cosmopolitan commercial-industrial society.
過去卅年來，自由中國台灣由農業社會轉變為工商社會，許多當年「披荊斬棘」、「開疆拓土」、為我國經濟奠基的企業家，都已到了交棒的時候。