The world of literature and art mourned her passing. Lin Hai-yin grew up in Beijing, made a name for herself in Taiwan and devoted most of her life to Taiwanese literature, achieving much as an editor, a publisher and a writer.
呂秀蓮受獎後表示，日前陳總統獲得國際自由獎，她也獲頒世界和平獎，顯示國際社會不但肯定台灣的經濟奇蹟，也肯定台灣的政治奇蹟。