On November 17,1993, the China Times published an exclusive interview with President Lee Teng-hui. According to Hsi's research, the exclusive was a serious blow to the United Daily News.
習賢德的研究指出，一九九三年十一月十七日中國時報刊出專訪李登輝總統的大幅報導，聯合報受到嚴重衝擊。