People used not to have the capital to build high rises, and even if they had the financial resources, the relevant authorities might not grant them permission. Now the power of the people in Taiwan is on the rise (especially their economic power), and they no longer need always to kowtow to government authority. (Jane Wang / photos by Vincent Chang / tr. by Jonathan Barnard)
因為在過去，一方面民間沒有足夠的資本興建大樓，另一方面即使有能力，有關當局可能也不會同意；現在整個台灣社會民間的力量似乎已經逐漸抬頭（特別是經濟），而不再是事事以政治掛帥了。