"In Chinese history there is a tradition of admonishing the emperor. Even suicide was used as a way of warning the emperor that he was in the wrong. If this tradition can be realized among the modern generation of intellectuals and we can at least say 'no' under the powerful ideology of the authorities, then it would be very meaningful," says Chi Wei-tung.
「中國歷史上常有臣子向皇帝『進諫』，甚至以自殺向皇帝『死諫』，如果這個傳統能在我們這一代知識分子中實現，或在當局強烈意識下能說個『不』字，這樣的行為，就非常有意義」，季衛東說起這個決定。