Having studied in Taiwan, he speaks very good Chinese, and when talking about the motives behind Beijing's military threats, he even quoted a Chinese proverb: "They're 'killing the chicken to warn the monkeys,'" he said, "to show their power to separatists in Tibet and Xinjiang, and to the countries of Southeast Asia."
派迪拉曾於大學時來台念書，在談到北京武嚇的動機時，還引用了一句中國成語說「他們這次是『殺雞儆猴』，讓鬧分離運動的西藏、新疆等國內省份，和鄰近東南亞諸國看看它的力量。」