China has introduced judicial guidelines to target 'Taiwan independence' separatists, prompting Taiwan to strengthen its defenses against China's coercive tactics. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te criticized China's attempt to punish Taiwanese people for their political opinions, urging dialogue over prosecution.
#China’s death penalty threat for “die-hard #Taiwan🇹🇼 separatists” & its “law enforcement” in the South China Sea highlight a dangerous dedication to lawfare. Democracies must stand against #Beijing’s coercion & unjustified use of domestic laws to change the regional status quo. https://t.co/6QlCMJ6Svq
Taiwan’s president has hit back at Beijing after China passed a new law designed to curb support for Taiwanese independence. https://t.co/4AiMJVus0X
China has no right to sanction Taiwanese people for their political opinions or pursue prosecution across borders. Democracy is not a crime; autocracy is what’s truly malicious. Once again, I urge China to choose dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected government.
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te says China ‘has no right to punish’ island’s residents for their views 🔗 https://t.co/iHVy2idf7c https://t.co/3CWkQZKnZB
China 'has no right to punish' Taiwan, says President Lai Ching-te ➡️ https://t.co/4mR7FHyWji https://t.co/ecCil9tOZJ
"A senior Taiwanese government official said the new rules also suggested that any citizen of a third country who spoke up in defence of Taiwan’s free and democratic status quo — such as US lawmakers who frequently visit Taipei — would be at risk of Chinese criminal prosecution."…
#Taiwan must 'step up defences' amid #China's coercive tactics: #HsiaoBikhim https://t.co/PsSULXSVsB
With a set of judicial guidelines targeting diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists, China on Friday revealed a new weapon, precise and legal, to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity. #Taiwan https://t.co/NeU2lfQdwp https://t.co/4ELtoJGbDW