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Earlier, in Jun 2024, China issued judicial guidelines for trying and sentencing to death in absentia what it calls “diehard” advocates for Taiwan independence. “This judicial document surely serves as a blow to President Lai Ching-te and his fellow separatists,” China’s official Xinhua news agency then said Jun 22.
The guidelines on imposing criminal punishments on diehard “Taiwan independence” separatists for conducting or inciting secession were jointly issued by the Supreme People’s Court, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, and the ministries of public security, state security, and justice and took effect upon release, said a Xinhua report Jun 21.
The new sections, which appeared on Aug 7, include a list of “Taiwan independence diehards”, namely Su Tseng-chang, You Si-kun, Joseph Wu Jau-shieh, Hsiao Bi-khim, Koo Li-hsiung, Tsai Chi-chang, Ker Chienming, Lin Fei-fan, Chen Jiauhua and Wang Ting-yu.
Su and You are former chairmen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Wu is a former head of external affairs, and Hsiao is the deputy head of the island. The rest are all current or former senior officials of the island’s “independence-touting” authorities, said China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Aug 8.
Apart from the list, the sections provide a tip-off mailbox [... for the gathering of information on the listed “separatists’ criminal activities” and clues on any new “die-hard Taiwan independence separatists” suspected of serious offenses.