The Chinese-in particular the rural population-are getting richer and now want visible improvements to their standard of living:they aspire to own color TV sets,refrigerators,trucks,washing machines and better radios,bicycles,and clothing.Even

The Chinese-in particular the rural population-are getting richer and now want visible improvements to their standard of living:they aspire to own color TV sets,refrigerators,trucks,washing machines and better radios,bicycles,and clothing.Even local factories are taking note of the vast potential sales in their own domestic market.Recently,State Councillor Gu Mu,head of the China Coastal Cities Economic and Technical Development Corp.（CCETDC)-the policymaking and coordinating body for the 19“open areas"—reportedly pronounced the entire coast open to foreign investment. Taken literally,this does not make much sense as the parts of the coast which have not been“opened"are simply not ready for the demands of foreign businessman.In fact,Shantou among the SEZs,and some of the 14 coastal cities plus Hainan are not even equipped with administrative support or infrastructure to cope with the responsibilities which the central government has placed on them.
How would you explain“taken literally"?

If Gu Mu’s statement is understood in the word-for-word way.