Teresa Teng · Full chronicle and history

Teresa Teng passed away on the way to the hospital in Chiang Mai, Thailand, due to an asthma attack, at the age of 42. Her family refused an autopsy.

Beijing Youth Daily reporter Guan Jian interviewed Teresa Teng via long-distance call, and the report was published on the bottom right of the front page the next day, marking what is considered the first formal interview with Teresa Teng by the mainland Chinese press.

After PLA pilot Wu Ronggen flew a MiG-19 fighter jet to South Korea, he was sent to Taiwan, where the authorities awarded him 5,000 taels of gold. He later met Teresa Teng in Taichung and sang a duet with her.

Teresa Teng wore a military uniform to visit front-line troops in places like Kinmen and Dadan Island. She also used binoculars at the Hujingtou position to look across the strait, experiencing the front-line atmosphere and singing a cappella for the soldiers guarding the islands.

After reaching an agreement with Taiwan officials in the United States, Teresa Teng returned to Taipei and held a concert at the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall a few days later, donating all ticket proceeds to the Self-Strengthening Patriotic Fund.

When Teresa Teng entered Tokyo, Japan, using an Indonesian passport, she was detained by Japanese police and taken to the Immigration Bureau. The Japanese authorities determined that the issuance procedure was improper, deported her, and banned her from entering Japan for one year.