The stock market has spiraled downwards, plunging almost to 4,000 points. The NT dollar has nose-dived, briefly approaching 35: 1 versus the US dollar. The jobless rate is at historic highs, and economic growth is plummeting. According to the most recent issue of Time magazine, Taiwan's economy is in even more dire straits than it was 30 years ago.
最近一年，國內經濟遭逢前所罕見的嚴峻情勢，股市連番重挫，一度逼近四千關卡，匯市亦連連破底，三十五元大關幾告失守；失業率攀上歷史新高、經濟成長率則直線下墜，最近一期「時代週刊」更謂台灣經濟比三十年前尤為險惡。