China Will hold those support”Taiwan “Independence”, it said on Friday that it will bear criminal responsibility for life, arousing the anger and ridicule of the democratic island at a time when tensions in the sensitive Taiwan Strait have increased.
For the first time, China has clarified the punishment for those who support Taiwan’s independence, including high-level officials on this autonomous island, because China believes this is a province of its own, and tensions have increased.
China does not rule out the use of force to bring Taiwan under its control, even though the island claims that it is an independent country that will defend its freedom and democracy.
For the first time, the Taiwan Affairs Office publicly drafted a list, listing Taiwan Prime Minister Su Zengzhang, Speaker of the Parliament You Sikun, and Foreign Minister Wu Zhaoxie as “stubborn Taiwan independence.” Fall into this category.
Spokesperson Zhu Fenglian said in a statement on Friday that China will punish those on the list and prevent them from entering the mainland and its Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions.
She added that these blacklisted individuals will not be allowed to cooperate with entities or persons from the mainland, nor will their companies or entities that fund them profit from the mainland.
The Mainland Affairs Council of Taiwan warned China that Taiwan is a democratic society ruled by law and is not ruled by Beijing.
“We do not accept intimidation and threats from authoritarian and authoritarian areas,” the committee said, adding that it will “take necessary countermeasures to maintain the safety and well-being of the people.”
Zhu Rongji said that the message China wants to send to Taiwan independence supporters is: “Those who forget their ancestors, betray the motherland, and split the country will never end well. They will only be cast aside by the people and judged by history.”
In a Twitter post on Saturday, Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Joseph Wu wrote: “After being blacklisted by #CCP and sanctioned for life, I received numerous congratulatory letters,” referring to the Chinese Communist Party.
“Many people are jealous because they are not recognized; some people ask where they can apply. In order to obtain a rare honor, I will continue to fight for #台灣的freedom and democracy.”
China considers Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen to be a separatist determined to declare formal independence. She said that Taiwan is already an independent country and its official name is the Republic of China.
(Reporting by Yew Lun Tian and Yimou Lee; Editing by Nick Macfie and Clarence Fernandez)
