The thaw in cross-strait relations under the Ma administration this year was very heartening to Wang. Wang was generous in support of education and disadvantaged social groups.
王永慶生性節儉，做毛巾操的毛巾一用 20 年、喝咖啡珍惜每一滴奶精，但資助教育或弱勢團體卻毫不吝嗇。