In his last years Chiang Ching-kuo, by allowing family visits to mainland China, lifting martial law, ending the ban on new media organizations, and permitting the formation of opposition parties, had also opened the door to the democratization of Taiwanese politics.
蔣經國晚年開放大陸探親、宣佈解嚴、報禁開放，以及默許反對黨成立，也為台灣政治的民主化開了一扇門窗。