Jen Chen-ya, the center's director, says that most Chinese become concerned about their history and culture only when the occasional threat comes along, and that once the agitation has passed, their concern peters out, only to flame up again the next time around.
華社資料研究中心主任陳亞才表示，一般華人對於民族文化和歷史的關注，往往出自於偶發事件的衝擊；熱潮過後也就不了了之，等到下一次的衝擊出現，才又死灰復燃。