As Lu Junqin of the Committee of Jimei Schools points out, at that time schools and universities all over the country were turned upside down. But the most worrying aspect for Jimei was that as a place whose activities had always centered on overseas Chinese students, if it was no longer to be able to "look overseas" for its students, then where did its future lie?
集美校委會盧俊欽指出，當時大陸各地學校都是天翻地覆，但特別令集美人惶惑的是，一向以僑生為重心的集美，如果不能再「面向海外」，今後該往哪裡去？