cross-posted from: lemmy.sdf.org/post/29755429
Taiwan’s government warns its people of visiting China, Hong Kong or Macau. Former government employees, people who have participated in civil movements or criticized China, and those working on sensitive technologies are considered at high risk of detention or interrogation.
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The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has since Jan. 1 last year received 65 petitions regarding Taiwanese who were interrogated or detained in China, MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said yesterday.
Fifty-two either went missing or had their personal freedoms restricted, with some put in criminal detention, while 13 were interrogated and temporarily detained, he said in a radio interview.
On June 21 last year, China announced 22 guidelines to punish “die-hard Taiwanese independence separatists,” allowing Chinese courts to try people in absentia.
The guidelines are uncivilized and inhumane, allowing Beijing to seize assets and issue the death penalty, with no regard for potential repercussions for family and friends of the accused, Chiu said.
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Those who work in [Taiwanese] government agencies or institutions are often questioned on arrival in China for 30 minutes to four hours, and their suitcases and laptops might be searched, he said, adding that academics who support the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) are not exempt from such checks.
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LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 1 week ago
2.77 Million people visiting China from Taiwan. 52 detained with not a single actual individual person being mentioned in the article. Just vague “went missing or had their personal freedoms restricted”
Why is this news?
Hotznplotzn@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Just read the article and about China’s new ‘guidelines.’
Btw, there are around 10,000 foreigners wrongfully detained in China, most of them are not officially named by their countries.
LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 1 week ago
10,000 people detained out of how many tourists worldwide? Like, I’m just trying to get some context because (1) a massive amount of people visit China every year and (2) how does this compare to other countries. A person being “detained” could literally just be a traffic stop.