This episode is still an extremely sensitive issue for both governments. Even though Lee is recounting something which happened over three decades ago, it can still very easily generate ethnic tension and lead immediately to diplomatic conflict.
事實上，這一部分歷史對當前新、馬兩國政府仍具有高度的爭議性和衝擊性，即使舊事重提也很容易重挑種族情緒，演變為立即的外交衝突。