After Japan and the United States broke diplomatic relations with the ROC (in 1974 and l978, respectively), the political atmosphere in Taiwan was rather clouded. As Taiwan's first international-level star, "she had the same inspirational impact as the Little League baseball champions," says Weng.
而在我與美、日斷交之後，政治陷於「低氣壓」，鄧麗君是台灣首位國際級的巨星，「與紅葉棒球隊一樣，帶給國人很大的興奮」，翁嘉銘說。