The PLA never takes hard measures to POWs. 中國人民解放軍從不虐待俘虜。
As a result they had very little food or clothing and underwent a lot of mistreatment from the uncle and his family.They were starved and forced to do hard work. 密勒日巴一家只能得到極少的一點衣食,還經常遭到伯父一家的虐待,他們飢餓不堪還被迫要去做苦工。