Chang Wu-chang, a Hong Kong economist, adds that Teng had a positive impact on liberating thinking in mainland China, while Asiaweek magazine lauded the way her music overcame a political ban imposed by mainland authorities and hastened the depoliticization of daily life in the PRC.
香港經濟學家張五常也認為，她對中國開放思想有著肯定的影響。而亞洲週刊則稱譽她的歌聲衝破中國大陸政治的禁忌，加速民間非政治化的步伐。