King has struggled a lifetime for her beliefs, and has done much to promote friendly relations between Japan and Taiwan.
金美齡身為台灣早期的知識菁英，因堅持政治理念而被國府列入黑名單，三十多年無法返台，其後和李登輝總統結為好友，又能獲聘為新政府的國策顧問，對台日親善交流誠然貢獻卓著。