Wei Yung, chairman of the ROC's Research, Development and Evaluation Commission, was deeply impressed by a speech he once heard Dr. Chien make in New York: "He talks about economic problems, the trade balance, and even the U.S. budget deficit as intelligently as any professionally trained economist."
行政院研究發展考核委員會主任委員魏鏞，也對他在紐約聽到的錢代表一場演講印象深刻。「論起經濟問題、貿易逆差，甚至美國政府預算的赤字，學經貿科班出身的人也不過如此」，魏主委說。