The Ching government was full of suspicion for these "foreignized" Chinese and sent them off to translate and teach beginners 'English.
清廷對這批「洋化中國人」更充滿了懷疑與不信任。一開始，清廷完全不按其興趣及個人所學，而將他們發放在天津電報及水師學堂，主要的工作是翻譯及教導最初級的英文。