He would also make regular trips back to Taiwan to judge sci-fi competitions, which is, of course, a great way to harvest new talent. Chang is widely regarded as the patriarch of Taiwanese science fiction.
張系國以傳教士般的熱情，致力發揚光大華文世界的科幻薪火，打出「科幻是作家的黃埔，科幻是宇宙的香爐」口號，因為不少台灣小說家如張大春、平路、鄭寶娟等人，最早都是從寫科幻小說起家。