World
China sanctions seven top Taiwanese officials after 2nd US Congressional delegation’s visit to Taipei
BEIJING: On Tuesday, China announced sanctions against seven “tough” pro-independence Taiwanese politicians and officials, including Taipei’s representative in Washington, amid concerns about increasing visits by foreign dignitaries to the self-ruled island claimed by Beijing.
Sanctions announced by Beijing after the trip to the island of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in early August and a US Congressional delegation led by Democratic Senators Ed Markey in Monday.
Also last week, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Agne Vaiciukevichiute visited Taiwan. Lithuania is part of the European Union.
China has imposed sanctions on Pelosi and Agne and held intense military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, raising fears of an armed conflict with Taiwan, where China claims to be part of the mainland.
After Pelosi’s visit, China is concerned that there will be a series of visits by top US and allied officials to the self-governing island.
China announced sanctions against seven Taiwanese government officials and politicians, saying it pushed a pro-independence agenda for the breakaway island.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the ruling Communist Party of China on Tuesday said those sanctioned and their family members would not be allowed entry into mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau. They will not be allowed to do business with mainland China.
“Associated companies and their financial sponsors will not be allowed to profit from the mainland,” an office spokesman was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
The Taiwan office will take other necessary measures and those sanctioned will be “responsible for life”, the spokesman said.
“For a while, a small number of supporters of Taiwan independence have tried their best to collude with outside forces to carry out ‘independence’ provocations, deliberately inciting confrontation. cross the strait and intentionally undermine the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. They performed extremely poorly during Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan,” said a spokesman for China’s Taiwan affairs office. know.
“The names of the hardline separatists released on Tuesday are only part of the list,” the spokesman said.
Of the seven people on the sanction list, six are members of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). They include Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s representative to the US, and Ker Chien-ming, head of the DPP’s caucus legislature.
Others include Wang Ting-yu, a lawmaker who sits on the foreign and defense relations committee, Wellington Koo, secretary general of the island’s national security council, Tsai Chi-chang, deputy deputy minister spokesman for the Taiwanese legislature, and Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary-general of the DPP.
The sanctioned non-DPP member is Chen Jiau-hua, a lawmaker and chairman of the New Power Party, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
In December last year, China announced sanctions against Taiwan’s prime minister Su Tseng-chang, Taiwan’s legislature chairman You Si-kun and Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu.
Businesses associated with them, as well as their sponsors, are prohibited from engaging in profit-making activities on land. Other sanctions will also be implemented. The spokesperson said they would be legally responsible for life.
Sanctions were also imposed on the president of the “Taiwan Democracy Fund”, and the general secretary of the “International Development and Cooperation Fund.”
On Monday, China used more intense military exercises around Taiwan to “defend national sovereignty” as Taiwan’s President met members of a new visiting US congressional delegation. autonomous island claimed by Beijing, challenging its ‘one China’ policy.
The US congressional delegation led by Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Markey arrived in Taipei for an unannounced two-day visit on Sunday, which closed after Pelosi’s August 2 visit. highest U.S. official in 25 years, angering Beijing.
A spokesman for Markey said: The five-member delegation is visiting the self-governing island to “reaffirm US support for Taiwan” and “will encourage stability and peace across the Taiwan Strait.” Loan”.
Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), said his command has held joint combat readiness security patrols and combat training exercises with the participation of many branches and weapons in the surrounding seas and airspace. Taiwan Island on Monday.
According to Mr. Shi, this is a serious act of deterrence against the United States and the Taiwanese authorities, who have repeatedly played political tricks and undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. a PLA press release said.
The military command will take “all necessary measures to firmly safeguard China’s national sovereignty and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on Monday condemned the PLA for endangering the peace and security of the surrounding area with announcements of military exercises.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, the US delegation, despite China’s serious demarcation and firm objections, was determined to visit China’s Taiwan area. Wang Wenbin told a news conference on Monday.
“It is a blatant violation of the one China principle and the provisions of the China-US joint communiqué. It also infringes on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and sends the wrong signal to other countries. Taiwan independence separatist forces,” he said.
In another fiery statement on Monday, senior colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of National Defense, said that the visit of the US congressional delegation had fully revealed that the US is the enemy. real fraud and sabotage of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
“Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan issue doesn’t have any outside interference,” he said.
“We sternly warn the US side and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government that containing China with Taiwan will inevitably fail, and calling for the US to gain independence will definitely self-destruct,” Wu said.
Sanctions announced by Beijing after the trip to the island of the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in early August and a US Congressional delegation led by Democratic Senators Ed Markey in Monday.
Also last week, Lithuanian Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Agne Vaiciukevichiute visited Taiwan. Lithuania is part of the European Union.
China has imposed sanctions on Pelosi and Agne and held intense military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, raising fears of an armed conflict with Taiwan, where China claims to be part of the mainland.
After Pelosi’s visit, China is concerned that there will be a series of visits by top US and allied officials to the self-governing island.
China announced sanctions against seven Taiwanese government officials and politicians, saying it pushed a pro-independence agenda for the breakaway island.
The Taiwan Affairs Office of the ruling Communist Party of China on Tuesday said those sanctioned and their family members would not be allowed entry into mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau. They will not be allowed to do business with mainland China.
“Associated companies and their financial sponsors will not be allowed to profit from the mainland,” an office spokesman was quoted as saying by Xinhua.
The Taiwan office will take other necessary measures and those sanctioned will be “responsible for life”, the spokesman said.
“For a while, a small number of supporters of Taiwan independence have tried their best to collude with outside forces to carry out ‘independence’ provocations, deliberately inciting confrontation. cross the strait and intentionally undermine the peace and stability of the Taiwan Strait. They performed extremely poorly during Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan,” said a spokesman for China’s Taiwan affairs office. know.
“The names of the hardline separatists released on Tuesday are only part of the list,” the spokesman said.
Of the seven people on the sanction list, six are members of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). They include Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s representative to the US, and Ker Chien-ming, head of the DPP’s caucus legislature.
Others include Wang Ting-yu, a lawmaker who sits on the foreign and defense relations committee, Wellington Koo, secretary general of the island’s national security council, Tsai Chi-chang, deputy deputy minister spokesman for the Taiwanese legislature, and Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary-general of the DPP.
The sanctioned non-DPP member is Chen Jiau-hua, a lawmaker and chairman of the New Power Party, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported.
In December last year, China announced sanctions against Taiwan’s prime minister Su Tseng-chang, Taiwan’s legislature chairman You Si-kun and Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu.
Businesses associated with them, as well as their sponsors, are prohibited from engaging in profit-making activities on land. Other sanctions will also be implemented. The spokesperson said they would be legally responsible for life.
Sanctions were also imposed on the president of the “Taiwan Democracy Fund”, and the general secretary of the “International Development and Cooperation Fund.”
On Monday, China used more intense military exercises around Taiwan to “defend national sovereignty” as Taiwan’s President met members of a new visiting US congressional delegation. autonomous island claimed by Beijing, challenging its ‘one China’ policy.
The US congressional delegation led by Democratic Senator from Massachusetts Markey arrived in Taipei for an unannounced two-day visit on Sunday, which closed after Pelosi’s August 2 visit. highest U.S. official in 25 years, angering Beijing.
A spokesman for Markey said: The five-member delegation is visiting the self-governing island to “reaffirm US support for Taiwan” and “will encourage stability and peace across the Taiwan Strait.” Loan”.
Colonel Shi Yi, a spokesman for the Eastern Theater Command of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), said his command has held joint combat readiness security patrols and combat training exercises with the participation of many branches and weapons in the surrounding seas and airspace. Taiwan Island on Monday.
According to Mr. Shi, this is a serious act of deterrence against the United States and the Taiwanese authorities, who have repeatedly played political tricks and undermined peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. a PLA press release said.
The military command will take “all necessary measures to firmly safeguard China’s national sovereignty and peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”
Taiwan’s Defense Ministry on Monday condemned the PLA for endangering the peace and security of the surrounding area with announcements of military exercises.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, the US delegation, despite China’s serious demarcation and firm objections, was determined to visit China’s Taiwan area. Wang Wenbin told a news conference on Monday.
“It is a blatant violation of the one China principle and the provisions of the China-US joint communiqué. It also infringes on China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and sends the wrong signal to other countries. Taiwan independence separatist forces,” he said.
In another fiery statement on Monday, senior colonel Wu Qian, a spokesman for China’s Ministry of National Defense, said that the visit of the US congressional delegation had fully revealed that the US is the enemy. real fraud and sabotage of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.
“Taiwan is part of China, and the Taiwan issue doesn’t have any outside interference,” he said.
“We sternly warn the US side and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government that containing China with Taiwan will inevitably fail, and calling for the US to gain independence will definitely self-destruct,” Wu said.
