He escaped return by moments and was subsequently granted asylum; he has been living in Paris since and has twice visited Taiwan, in July and October.
去年七月間，姜友陸抱著科學家「實事求是」的求證心情，秘密來台三周，他要好好看看這個心中曾嚮往多年的自由天地，並且打算：如果與理想不符，他就不承認自由祖國，做個「中間人」，留居法國算了。