Meanwhile, Taiwan's economy was taking off. Moreover, it had a foundation of experience with various cultural movements, including a folk song movement and the "new wave" of Taiwanese film, and that experience made it well prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to take over Hong Kong's place leading Chinese-language pop culture.
香港面臨九七大限陰影，經濟起飛、經歷過民歌運動、新電影浪潮，而有良好根基的台灣順勢接棒。