This concerted effort for progress was especially spotlighted during the recent past, when Taiwan's foreign diplomacy suffered a series of setbacks: severance from the U.N. in 1969, and from the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in 1980. Fortunately, Taiwan's financial institutions provided a bridge for the flow of overseas capital into the country, continuing and promoting economic growth.
民國六十年，我國退出聯合國；六十九年，退出國際貨幣基金組織和世界銀行，外交上迭遭挫折，有關資金的融通，也因此成為國家經濟發展的一項隱憂。幸好金融機構適時發揮了橋樑般的地位，促使經濟維持持續的成長。