During the rule of Chiang Ching-kuo, because the economy started to take off and the social structure began to loosen a bit, a political opposition surged forward. This combined with local elections caused underground periodicals to flourish.
到了蔣經國時代，因為經濟開始起飛，社會結構逐漸鬆動，黨外運動興起，再加上地方選舉的關係，地下刊物開始有生存的空間，較多的政治言論出現，人民的政治渴求得到初步的滿足。