Premier Vincent Siew has said it was only with international assistance that Taiwan was able to recover from war and enjoy the prosperity it enjoys today. What's more, Taiwan currently spends a much lower percentage of its GNP on foreign aid than countries at a comparable level of development. Thus, says Siew, Taiwan should contribute more to the international community.
行政院長蕭萬長也說，我國早期也受到國際上的援助，才能度過戰後的艱困，何況台灣目前援外的比例和其他發展相當的國家比起來明顯偏低，因此應更積極對國際社會多做回饋。