As for the international situation, the United States had already issued forth an official government report, and was prepared to cast aside Taiwan. As for the domestic situation, Taiwan had met up against a dire shortage of raw materials and inflation. Also, the Chinese Communists had their eyes set on Kinmen and Matsu, and were making strategic preparations to attack.
當時，在國際情勢上，美國已發表了白皮書，準備放棄台灣；在國內情勢上，台灣面臨著嚴重的物資缺乏、通貨膨脹，而中共正虎視眈眈的積極準備攻打金門和馬祖。