"Seven years ago only pines in a small numbers of areas of a few hectares each along the north coast were infected. If the trees had been removed then, perhaps the infection would not have spread to Taiwan red pines today. But sadly when I came back to Taiwan after seven years overseas, the pine wilt disease was even worse."
「七年前，只有北海岸少數地區幾公頃面積的松樹得病，當時如果砍除，也許今天二葉松就不會遭到感染，可惜七年後我回來，松樹病害卻更嚴重了。」