These lead up to the ten years of the Cultural Revolution, when everything was turned on its head. Because the overseas Chinese had enjoyed a special status, they were hit hardest. And their reasons for returning--their patriotism and youthful desire to give something back to the fatherland--were distorted again and again.
「新中國」成立不久，中共就展開一波波政治運動，「土地改革」、「反右」、「反帝」、迄至天翻地覆的「文革」十年，由於「僑」的身分特殊，受到的衝擊最大，這批青年報效祖國的赤子情懷，也就一再遭到扭曲。