Vice Minister of Economic Affairs, Wu Mei-tsun, uses Japan as an example. "During the first energy crisis in 1973, Japan experienced an economic slowdown. Nevertheless, industry increased investment, bought new equipment, developed new talent, and automated their processes.
經濟部常務次長吳梅村舉日本為例說：「一九七三年第一次能源危機時，日本經濟亦一度蕭條，但當時日本曾大幅增加投資，以更新設備、開發技術、推行生產自動化。