Every time the China Times 'contracts with its various international paper suppliers came up for renewal, the price went up by leaps and bounds, first to over US $ 600, then to over US $ 800, and so on. There was also a period when there was a shortage of paper on the market, and every day they worried that after a few years they would have no paper to print on.
中時每隔一陣子和各家國際紙商約滿換約時，價格就是六百多、八百多的三級跳；中間還有一陣子市場缺貨，每天都提心吊膽，怕幾天後就會沒紙可以印報了。