Chiang was promoting his Local Culture Policy at the time. After seeing the center, he listed it in the nation's 12 Construction Projects. He allocated money to build cultural centers in all Taiwan's counties and major cities, and two years later held a National Arts and Literature Conference. At the suggestion of scholars he also established the Council for Cultural Affairs.
當時正大力推動「本土文化政策」的蔣經國，參觀台中市文化中心後，將其列入國家「12 項建設」，撥款補助全國各縣市建設文化中心，並在兩年後舉辦「全國文藝會議」，在與會海內外學者建議下，成立「文化建設委員會」。