In 1981, taking advantage of a visit to Indonesia by Sun Yun-suan, the ROC Premier at the time, and Chao Yao-tung, then Minister of Economic Affairs and formerly of China Steel, Lin Shao-liang expressed his desire for China Steel to provide technical assistance on the project.
一九八一年，當時我國的行政院長孫運璿赴印尼訪問，中鋼出身的經濟部長趙耀東隨行。林氏集團對中鋼「營運半年就開始盈餘」的成績深具信心，趁機向我提出技術支援的要求，於是促成了中鋼技術輸出的「姻緣」。