Over the last 15 years, Taiwan's economy grew at an average rate of 6.4 %, and was only slightly affected by the 1997 Asian financial crisis. Everyone became complacent, which has become the biggest problem in dealing with the challenge of maintaining national competitiveness.
過去十五年，台灣經濟平均每年成長百分之六．四，尤其九七年亞洲金融風暴，我們受傷輕微，更讓大家失去危機意識，成為台灣因應國力競爭挑戰的最大問題。