Chen, who was a member of Chiang Ping-kun's delegation, says he understands Taiwanese firms 'difficult position, but inadequate credit enquiries and excessive, reckless lending were among the reasons behind the region's financial turmoil. Hence, although the ICBC will do its best to help, normal verification procedures cannot be dispensed with.
他表示，台商的苦處他能理解，然而徵信不實、放款浮濫正是東亞金融風暴的肇因之一，因此銀行幫忙歸幫忙，正常的審核程序還是不能少。