The change came at just the right time, as the 1950s were Taiwan's era of "import substitution." In order to save its foreign reserves, the government levied heavy taxes on imported goods and encouraged local, private production of substitutes. Electric fans were one of the important items targeted.
這次轉型來得正是時候，因為 1950 年代是台灣的「進口替代時期」，為了節省外匯消耗，政府用極高的關稅來抑制進口，並鼓勵民營企業生產民生用品，電扇正是重點項目之一。