Beginning in 1952, the Philippines began arresting leftist overseas Chinese activists. "To escape arrest, a big group of us returned." On arrival, some returnees would go to work and others would enroll in courses of study.
及至一九五二年間，菲律賓展開逮捕親左華僑行動，「我們為了避免被抓，就回來了一票人」，王純流回憶。