[3] A frequent writer at pro-China mouthpiece Ta Kung Pao, Ling became member of the provincial Political Consultative Conference in Fujian, and executive of All-China Women's Federation, entering nation-level organisations.

[4] After elevated to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) as a Hong Kong representative in 2018, she continued expressing pro-China sentiments.

I believe that in the near future, the central government will be able to make the legal status of Taiwanese residents as "Chinese citizens" clearer, just as mothers recognize their own children, so that they can abandon their intolerance and be as honest as I am.The speech, in which Ling described herself as an "ordinary Taiwanese girl and an outside visitor from Hong Kong", won 13 rounds of applause from the CPPCC and received glowing comments from Chinese state media.

[5] Ministry of Interior of Taiwan fined Ling NT$500,000 (US$16,300) for violating the Cross-Strait Act due to her CPPCC membership and support of annexation.

[10][11] In defiance, Ling said she would only consider paying it if Taiwan officials accept One China principle and 1992 Consensus, and criticised the "autocracy" for deterring Taiwanese from unofficial cross-strait interaction.