One newspaper editorial has commented that Yu has been both unfortunate and fortunate to have served for these last three turbulent years. On the one hand, the pace of political, economic, and social change has been extremely rapid, even chaotic.
這三年，是政府遷台以後「最不平凡的三年」，一家報社的社論說：「無論在政治、經濟與社會，這都是變動最劇烈，甚至顯得混亂，難以控制的三年。