In that year, Taiwan saw its first competitive multi-party elections. Some leaders of the opposition led a group of supporters to the CKS International Airport in Taoyuan to greet returning opposition veteran Hsu Hsin-liang. A riot broke out as people clashed with police. The mainstream media reports were not favorable to the opposition, but a videotape of the event changed a lot of people's minds.
這一年台灣首次出現兩黨對峙的選舉形式，當時反對勢力率眾到桃園中正機場迎接許信良回國，現場爆發嚴重的警民衝突，而主流媒體不利於反對陣營的情勢，卻因一卷錄影帶有所改觀。