As mankind approaches the year 2000, great changes have been occurring across the world. The rise of the Asian / Pacific region is one of the major global trends identified in the best-selling book Megatrends 2000, and the Republic of China on Taiwan is playing an increasingly important role in the region.
當人類即將走向公元二○○○年之際，全世界局勢變化令人有世事難測之感，在暢銷書「二○○○年大趨勢」中，亞太地區的興起是未來的一個大趨勢。而中華民國台灣，更在太平洋的亞洲地區扮演日趨重要的角色。