The Chinese government recently announced the so-called
22 opinions to punish Taiwanese independence activists.
The measures even threaten to sentence a few people to death.
Later, some foreign companies immediately began to consider
evacuating their Taiwanese employees from China.
According to Reuters,
four people familiar with the situation said
the new measures recently announced by the Chinese Communist Party
have led to some Taiwanese working on the mainland
and foreign multinational companies operating in China
to evaluate and discuss Taiwan-level employees
Lawyer James Chimoman, a law firm lawyer and Beijing partner,
told Reuters,
A few companies came to us
to assess the risks their employees are facing.
Chimoman said,
These companies are worried that there may be some gray areas,
such as posting a friendly post on social media,
or voting for a party or candidate in the Taiwan election.
Will it be interpreted by the CCP as a pro-Taiwan activity?
Two executives who refused to reveal their names told Reuters,
Due to the sensitivity of this matter,
some foreign companies operating in China
have held meetings with their employees on security issues.
Another executive said,
Some Taiwanese employees in China
have received and accepted the choice to leave China.
According to the latest investigation by the Taiwanese government,
as of 2022,
about 170,000 Taiwanese people work in mainland China.
Due to the ability of Taiwanese employees to speak
and their familiarity with Chinese culture,
many multinational companies in China
have hired Taiwanese employees.
The Taiwanese government estimates that since 1991,
Taiwanese companies have invested more than $200 billion in China
to help China grow into the second largest economy in the world.
The CPC Supreme Court, the Supreme Procuratorate,
the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of National Security, and the Ministry of Justice
jointly announced on June 21
22 anti-Taiwanese opinions.
Since the day it was released,
the opinion has been identified as a country-separation crime
for a series of related acts
aimed at separating Taiwan from China.
and stipulated that
those who are particularly serious about the harm to the country and the people
and those who are particularly malicious about the situation
can be sentenced to death.
The opinion will push Taiwan
to join an international organization under the condition of building a country,
Taiwan government's official external exchanges,
as well as suppressing actions such as promoting unification of political parties,
groups, and personnel,
as criminal offenses,
and stipulates that
other attempts to separate Taiwan from China
are also illegal.
Legal experts believe that
the wording of the opinion
The Taiwan Mainland Affairs Committee,
also known as the Mainland Affairs Committee,
told Reuters in a statement
that the government reminds Taiwanese businessmen and Taiwanese employees in mainland China
to pay more attention to their personal safety.
The risk is indeed increasing.
The Mainland Affairs Committee announced on June 27
that it promoted the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong-Macao tourist scenery as orange lights,
and suggested that people avoid unnecessary travel.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
condemned the CCP's new rules.
She made it clear that
At the inauguration ceremony on May 20,
the two sides agreed not to sign,
emphasizing that only the people of Taiwan
can decide the future of Taiwan.
Beijing condemned Lai Qingde as a separatist,
and soon after his inauguration,
he held a military parade in Taiwan.
Lai Qingde has repeatedly proposed
to talk to the CCP authorities,
but was rejected.
