Lai Ching-te says Taiwan must remain vigilant in times of peace, pointing to China's 'legal warfare,' such as its new ethnic unity law which gives Beijing the basis to take action against people outside its borders

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Taiwan must work together to protect its democracy and not become part of China, President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, July 19, calling on members of his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to oppose the “red terror” coming from Beijing.

Lai, who won election two years ago, and his ruling DPP, champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Beijing which views the island as an inviolable part of Chinese territory.

Speaking to the DPP’s annual convention, Lai said Taiwan must remain vigilant in times of peace, pointing to what he said was China’s “legal warfare”, such as its new ethnic unity law which gives Beijing the basis to take action against people outside its borders.

That has alarmed Taiwan, because it could give Beijing another legal basis to try and prosecute or arrest Taiwanese it views as separatists. China has rejected all criticism of the law. China’s legal system has no jurisdiction in Taiwan.

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  • bloubz@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    121·
    12 days ago

    He is president of the Republic of China, I’m not sure he would say he does not want to become China

    Capitalists who flew to the island wanted to regain control of the whole country

      • bloubz@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        7·
        11 days ago

        There are capitalists in China (a good part of the means of production are privately owned). The government and its politics are socialist (with Chinese characteristics)

    • ErevanDB@lemmy.zipEnglish
      14·
      11 days ago

      I think he means thst he doesnt want the last remaining bit of China to call to the Communist Insurrectionists (maybe theres a letter term for this).

      • Lenin's Dumbbell @lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        12·
        10 days ago

        Eh, the insurrectionists built the global super power while the regime is hiding on an island. I think the communists didn’t go far enough

        • ErevanDB@lemmy.zipEnglish
          11·
          6 days ago

          The old government became democratic, and the worlds single largest supplier of almost all microchips despite the PRC breathing down their necks and constantly running “military excercises” right next to them, and threatening to take them over constantly. I think you dont give the ROC enough credit.