In her first four years at the FTC, Chao was decisive in dealing with pyramid schemes and breaking down monopolies of state-run corporations. Her previously low-profile agency, which had been seen as "only daring to strike flies but not tigers," became front page news, and she herself won the moniker "Iron Lady."
在公平會將近四年的任期內，趙揚清大力整治多層次傳銷、打破國營企業獨佔優勢，將過去被視為「拍蒼蠅不打老虎」的冷衙門炒熱，也為自己贏得「鐵娘子」的封號。