The economy always comes first for developing industrial nations, and they only start to pay attention to the environment after they have reached a certain stage of development. That's when the bill comes due, and it's time to settle up. Taiwan has now reached that stage.
現代國家由開發中步向已開發的過程中，開始時皆是經濟發展掛帥，往往發展到一定程度，環保才被重視，然後歷年的汙染總帳，一夕被指摘、清算。