The Taiwan Affairs Office responds to the global search for Taiwan independence elements.

The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council held a routine press conference on the morning of the 5th, and the new spokesperson Zhang Han appeared and answered questions from reporters. A reporter asked about the recent investigation launched by the public security organs against the "Taiwan independence" diehard Shen Boyang. The Democratic Progressive Party authorities claimed that the mainland continues to release lists of punishments for "independence", sanction measures, and investigations, and may notify the Interpol in the future, issue red notices for global extradition and sentence enforcement. What is your comment on this? Will the mainland take such actions? Zhang Han said, "The law is fair and no one can escape from it. Any 'Taiwan independence' diehard who dares to challenge the law, no matter where they are, we will take all necessary punitive measures against them and hold them accountable for life according to the law." Another reporter asked about the recent investigation launched by the public security organs against the "Taiwan independence" diehard Shen Boyang. The Mainland Affairs Council stated that the mainland has no jurisdiction over Taiwan, and the relevant laws and regulations do not bind the people of Taiwan. The people of Taiwan will never accept the mainland's "interference, intimidation, or coercion." What is your comment on this? Zhang Han stated that Taiwan is a part of China, and "Taiwan independence" is a criminal act of splitting the country and betraying the nation. The public security organs launched an investigation into the suspected crime of splitting the country of the "Taiwan independence" diehard Shen Boyang, holding him criminally responsible in accordance with the law, which is a specific action to implement the "Opinions on Punishing 'Taiwan Independence' Diehards for Separatism and Inciting Separatism Crimes According to the Law", and is a necessary measure to oppose "Taiwan independence" and uphold national unity. Such judicial and law enforcement actions only target a very small number of "Taiwan independence" diehards who engage in heinous acts of separatism and incitement, and do not involve the vast majority of Taiwanese compatriots. The deliberate conflation of the vast majority of Taiwanese people with a few "Taiwan independence" diehards by the Democratic Progressive Party authorities is intended to intimidate the people and reveals their fear and insecurity.