And unlike the ECM who came to Taiwan to study years ago, the new generation is not giving up their Malaysian citizenship in favor of ROC citizen ship. They have a strongly Malaysian consciousness. And although they actively compete for literary prizes in Taiwan, they also continue to participate in the literary life of their hometowns.
不像早期的留台生許多都放棄馬來西亞國籍，入籍中華民國；新生代的作家大馬意識很強，他們積極參與台灣的文學競賽，也不忘持續參與家鄉的文學活動。