The article cites Mr. Freeman as saying, "senior Chinese told me [that China] would sacrifice 'millions of people' and 'entire cities' to assure the unity of China."
報導還說，中共更警告它可能對美國本土實施核子攻擊，因為「中國為維護中國統一的基本立場時，可以犧牲上百萬的人民及一些城市。」