In its progression from isolated island to base of operations for international businesses to agricultural development to Japanese-era breakthroughs to post-World-War-II transformation, Taiwan has evidenced different characteristics in different periods. "
這種從孤島→國際商業基地→農業開發區→日本時代的再突破→終戰後轉型的過程，正顯示台灣島在不同時代的階段特色。」