Taiwan was a leader in taking action against the financial crisis by being the first to announce protections on savings, issuing consumer vouchers, stimulating employment, and opening up trade with China, but despite praise from international media for this, Liu, a man of few words, couldn't shake poor opinion polls and a reputation for being "distant."
即使在金融風暴中，台灣以全球首開保障全額存款先例、迅速發放消費券、快速啟動擴大就業機制、引進中國大陸經貿活水而備受國外媒體稱譽，但因劉揆素不多言，始終無法擺脫與民意脫節之議，終而因此去職，令人遺憾。