His own statements belie Hsiens assertions of innocence. Confer the description he had later given of his arrest in 1950 ; Chapter "Investigation (1950)" in The Thread of the Silk Worm.

Thread of the silkworm / Iris Chang. Publisher New York, NY : Basic Books, c1995. Paging xvii, 329 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-317) and index.