China has issued death penalty threats against 'die-hard' Taiwan separatists, prompting concerns over Beijing's use of lawfare in the South China Sea. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te rejects China's right to punish residents for their views, while a senior Taiwanese official warns of potential prosecution for citizens supporting Taiwan's democratic status quo.
Autocracy is 'evil', Taiwan president says after China threatens death for separatism https://t.co/q6dtLqy5FH https://t.co/xWMkH0GDcf
China is greenlighting possible death penalties for 'diehard' supporters of Taiwan gaining independence https://t.co/2YNlTPG1LM
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
"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."…
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
#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/xogdHO1QyB