In recent years, praise has come in from all quarters. Numerous commendations and awards fills a bookcase in the living room, and a birthday present from the Office of the President remains yet unopened. This recognition notwithstanding, Chung remains reluctant to comment on recent trends in Taiwanese literature.
各類勳章、獎牌擺滿客廳的書架，一包剛寄到的總統府賀壽禮擺在餐桌上還未開封，近年各界盛讚與肯定紛至沓來，鍾肇政卻不願對文壇的走向再做評論。