Jin was born in the PRC and lived there for decades, and knows the bitterness of Communist rule, and also deeply understands the power struggles constantly occurring among Chinese Communist leaders. His view of Lee's inaugural ad dress is: "It had some new ideas, and showed sincerity. It made concessions, and also held firm."
曾經在大陸生活數十年，深受共產統治之苦，也深諳中共領導者間之矛盾的金鐘，對李總統就職演說的看法是：「略有新意，顯示誠意；有讓步，也有執著。」