Jin is also rather optimistic about Taiwan's future. Even when the cross-strait crisis was most intense, he often came to Taiwan to collect materials and visit his Taiwan correspondents. After the presidential election he immediately came to Taiwan to chair a seminar.
金鐘對台灣的前途也充滿了樂觀看法，即在台海危機最烈時，他還經常來台灣找資料、聯絡在地記者；總統大選完又立刻來台主辦了一場有關大選的研討會。