Moreover, explains Hu, "In fact the amount of money Taiwan spends on foreign assistance is very limited. Currently the UN asks that OECD countries try to spend 0.7 % of their GNP on foreign aid. Although most countries do not reach this level, most spend at least 0.2 %. Taiwan, on the other hand, is spending only about 0.1 %!"
然而，「其實我國每年援外資金十分有限，目前聯合國要求 OECD 國家的援外金額應佔 GNP 的百分之○．七，雖然大部分國家還不到這個標準，卻也都維持在百分之○．二以上，而我國目前卻僅佔百分之○．一左右！」