Gearing Up in Preparation: With GATT in mind, the previous minister of economic affairs, Chen Li-an (now minister of defense), organized an ad hoc group of high-level officials from the Ministries of Finance and Economic Affairs to draft a four-year timetable for lowering tariffs.
調整體質以待為了符合關貿總協的規定，現任國防部部長陳履安在經濟部長任內，已邀集了經濟、財政兩部高級官員成立專案小組，擬定了四年關稅降低時間表。