The economy took off (per capita income passed US $ 5,000), much infrastructure was built, and there was much talk of reform. Chiang Ching-kuo began to draw more Taiwanese into the government, and grass-roots pressure for reform grew. Don't cover this story In 1977, independent candidate Hsu Hsin-liang defeated the KMT's nominee for Taoyuan County executive by a huge margin.
其時大力建設，台灣經濟起飛，國民所得突破五千美元，改革開放的呼聲又漸響起，一方面蔣經國大量栽培啟用台籍菁英；另一方面基層選票也呼應要求社會開放。