The people of the Republic of China were jubilant at the news, and Dr. James C. Y. Soong, government spokesman and director general of the Government Information Office asserted, "We were very pleased but not surprised to learn that a Chinese Communist airman piloted a MIG-21 to freedom.
消息傳來，國內民眾至感興奮。國家發言人、行政院新聞局長宋楚瑜說：「我們感到非常欣慰，但不覺意外。