Then came 1989, and the Tienanmen Incident in mainland China. Teng, a supporter of the democracy movement, made her sympathies known through song on many occasions in Taiwan and Hong Kong, making a deep impression.
一九八九年中國大陸爆發「天安門事件」，支持民運的鄧麗君在港、台許多場合以歌聲聲援，讓人印象深刻。