Amidst the shock of being stabbed in the back by U.S. president Jimmy Carter through his decision to establish formal relations with the Communist Chinese regime, a wave of patriotism, the like of which had not been seen since 41 years ago on the China mainland when the Sino-Japanese war broke out, arose again throughout the nation.
全球各地的華僑，更紛紛誓作政府後盾。這充分顯示出不論時局如何險阻，中華民國國民都有全力以赴、同舟共濟的決心。「愛國捐款」的運動在不同的角落、不同的階層展開。