"Taiwan Independence:" China’s New Tough Measures Against Separatist Supporters

Henceforth, Chinese authorities will impose criminal punishments on diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists for conducting or inciting secession. Xinhua news agency said the measures were jointly issued on June 21, 2024 by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the ministries of public security, state security, and justice last weekend. And took immediate effect.
Chen Binhua, a spokesman for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, was quoted by China Daily as saying at a news conference in Beijing that the current situation in the Taiwan Strait was complex and severe, as the Democratic Progressive Party authorities have persisted stubbornly in their "Taiwan independence" separatist stance, attempting to seek "independence" through external support and military means.
Meanwhile the Chinese Foreign Ministry said last weekend that China decided to take counter-measures against entities and senior executives of the missile company Lockheed Martin after the United States recently once again announced the sale of weapons to the Taiwan region. The measures include freezing the company's properties.
"This flagrantly goes against mainstream public opinion on the island, seriously disrupts peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, and gravely undermines the country's sovereignty, security and development interests," Chen said. "We will not tolerate, appease or turn a blind eye to such behaviour. We must take countermeasures and impose punishments," Chen Binhua warned.
The guidelines define criminal acts of splitting the country as including initiating or establishing "Taiwan independence" separatist organizations, implementing separatist actions, and attempting to change Taiwan's legal status as part of China through amendments to Taiwan's regulations or "referendums."
The guidelines state that such criminal acts include advocating for Taiwan's entry into international organizations limited to sovereign states or engaging in official exchanges and military contacts abroad to create "two Chinas" or "One China, one Taiwan" in the international community.
Criminal behaviour also encompasses distorting or falsifying facts about Taiwan being a part of China in fields such as education, culture, history and the media, or suppressing political parties, groups or individuals supporting peaceful cross-Strait relations and national unity, according to the document.
For ringleaders or those committing significant crimes, life imprisonment or a term of imprisonment of more than 10 years can be imposed, with the possibility of the death penalty for those causing particul...