In 1987, when Taiwan was "up to its eyes in money" and the US trade deficit with Taiwan was at its worst, Taiwan still placed a large ad in Time magazine grandly announcing "We Buy American."
在「台灣錢淹腳目」、台美貿易逆差最嚴重的 1987 年，台灣還在美國時代週刊刊登巨幅廣告，豪氣宣示「We Buy American」。