Southeast Asia, geographically close to China, felt especially threatened by the ever-growing power of overseas Chinese. As a result, they treated them with unfriendly attitudes and policies, which made many overseas Chinese return home in disillusion.
東南亞地區由於鄰近中國，對華僑勢力的日益擴張深感威脅，遂待以不友善的態度及政策，使得不少僑民黯然返鄉。