Last week, China announced that it is considering imposing the death penalty on criminals who cause serious harm to the state and people.
China has no right to punish Taiwan independence defenders.
This is what the president of Taiwan said on Monday Lai Ching-Te.
Last week, China announced that it is considering imposing the death penalty on criminals who cause serious harm to the state and people.
In practice, China could therefore apply the death penalty to, for example, leaders and activists of Taiwanese independence movements.
– China has no right to punish the Taiwanese people for defending their independence. China has no right to launch cross-border lawsuits against Taiwanese, Lai said on Monday.
China considers Taiwan a rebel province and has often said it will eventually take over the island.
In May, China organized a military exercise near Taiwan.
China’s military exercises began three days after Taiwan’s new president was sworn in.
China has also called Taiwan’s new president a dangerous separatist.
Source: Reuters