"In Singapore, the city-state's completely urban nature and its English-language educational system means that though many people can speak Chinese, few can write it. Therefore, it is producing few writers of the new generation. But," he continues, "Malaysia is special. The Chinese language educational system there has always been strong.
「新加坡華語沒問題，但華文不行，因為都市結構、英語教育，現在已經很少新生代作家出現」，他指出，「但是馬來西亞很特別，華文教育一直有穩定的力量，各種文學性的國際研討會中，參加的中學、大學生很多，氣很旺。」