Minister of the Interior Liu Shyh-fang (劉世芳) today urged Taiwanese to carefully consider the risks of traveling to or investing in China, after reports that her nephew was dismissed from a Taiwanese firm with branches in China.
Taiwanese could face intimidation and threats, and their personal safety and property could be compromised, Liu said before a legislative session today.
Her remarks followed reports that her nephew, Yen Wen-chun (顏文群), has been removed from all positions at Long Time Technology Co (榮炭科技) and its branches in China.
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The company in a statement on Tuesday said that Yen’s removal was effective April 7, China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported yesterday.
China would not allow “die-hard ‘Taiwan independence’ secessionists or their relatives to invest in or profit from business activities on the mainland,” Xinhua quoted China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua (陳斌華) as saying.
"We will not allow Taiwan individuals who support secessionism and damage cross-Strait relations to make money on the mainland on one hand, while backing secessionist activities on the other hand," he said.
The Chinese Communist Party’s coercion of Taiwanese businesspeople into making political statements has created a chilling effect, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said last night.
China has repeatedly crossed the bottom line of civility, seriously harming the normal operations of Taiwanese businesses and cross-strait relations, the MAC said, adding that it strongly condemns Beijing’s action.
The Ministry of the Interior’s position is completely aligned with the MAC, Liu said.
Taiwan is a democratic society governed by the rule of law, she said, adding that, as a government official, she would continue to handle all matters in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Republic of China (Taiwan’s official name).
Her position on safeguarding Taiwan’s democratic way of life and defending the nation’s sovereignty has not changed, she said.
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