"People are most important of all" says Chao. "If we are short of money we can always work something out, but without skilled workers, we would be dependent on outsiders." Chao describes China Steel as a cooperative effort between the older and younger generations.
他說：「我們要建造自己的大鋼廠，如果以整包方式交給外商承辦，我們的工作人員便無法從建廠過程中學到技術與經驗，以後只能永遠依賴別人。」