After SEF delivered their letter of inquiry to ARATS, a response that came on March 11 stated that Sha Ming-chu was spying on mainland China for the Taiwan military. It noted that he had been convicted at the end of 1997, and was currently serving a sentence of 14 years.
經過海基會去函海協會詢問，海協會三月十一日來函指出，沙明珠是我方軍情局間諜，已在前年底被判有期徒刑十四年，目前正在服刑中。