Yet, even during the northwest wave, Taiwan pop music was never completely pushed off the stage. And it was helped along by political developments: In 1987 the ROC government began to allow people from Taiwan to visit mainland China, and mainland authorities formally approved the import of recorded music from abroad. Thereafter, artists like Julie Su and Chyi Chin had a considerable impact.
即便在西北風盛行期間，台灣流行歌曲並未全然退下舞台，一九八七年底台灣開放大陸探親，隨著返鄉人潮，及大陸官方正式核可引進版音樂帶進入，蘇芮和齊秦先後發生了相當的影響。