"No matter whether they had relationships with Taiwan or mainland China, it was very hard for any of them to escape reform-through-labor," says Ma Ying-chieh, who was himself sent down for five years for being a member of the Kuomintang.
「不論是和台灣或中共有關係，都難逃勞改的命運」，曾因參加國民黨的馬英傑被送勞改五年之久。