Citizens of the Republic of China residing in Japan at the time were asked to choose between Japanese citizenship, becoming stateless, or citizenship of the PRC. Chang says with deep feeling, "It's impossible for someone from Taiwan to identify themselves with the PRC. However, for a businessman to have no country of citizenship would call into question his civic identity and financial status.
張允中感慨地表示：「要台灣人承認中華人民共和國國籍是不可能的事，但是生意人如果沒有國籍，客戶與銀行都會抱持懷疑態度，只好選擇日本籍。」