"In ancient times, when people were much less cosmopolitan and clear distinctions were made between the Chinese and the so-called barbarians, foreigners were treated with tolerance and an open mind. How much more logical it is that today, as the world shares more and more in common, dual nationals--who are, after all, also descendants of Chinese--should not be rigorously excluded," Yang wrote in a newspaper article eight years ago.
「在風氣閉塞，嚴夷夏之辨的古代，都能以寬大心胸對待外國人；何況今天世界趨於大同，擁有雙重國籍者本來就是我炎黃子孫，更沒有嚴予排拒之理」，他在八年前的報刊上寫到。