Given the difficulties brought about by an over-abundance of foreign exchange reserves, one might wonder why the Republic of China has amassed such quantities, but government officials reply that they prefer a surplus to a shortage any day.
外匯既然帶來那麼多煩惱，為什麼過去我們那麼「偏愛」外匯，甚至到現在還列入管制呢？「錢太多，是有煩惱；錢不夠，煩惱更大」，王建說：「兩個比較起來，還是錢多的煩惱容易解決。」