She offered detailed proof of her statements, and in so doing delivered a sharp slap to the face of a Japanese government that has time and again denied any need to apologize to Korean comfort women, erect a memorial in their honor, or pay compensation. In the ensuing international uproar, many turned their attention to Taiwan, another Japanese colony, and wondered whether a similar fate might not have befallen women here.
金學順的舉證歷歷，狠狠打了對韓國慰安婦聲稱「不必謝罪」、「不立紀念碑」、「毋須賠償、道歉」的日本政府一個巴掌，國際輿論譁然之餘，與朝鮮同屬日本殖民地的台灣，是否有同樣事情，也成為眾所猜測的焦點。