Taiwan's Ruling Party Blasts China for Criminal Case Against Lawmaker

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The ruling Democratic Progressive Party is slamming China’s latest attempt at intimidation, targeting one of its lawmakers with a criminal suit. And while China has no legal jurisdiction in Taiwan, its pressure tactics could still have an impact.

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00:00谴责中共跨境正压

00:02Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party

00:05is blessing China for targeting one of the party's lawmakers

00:08with a criminal investigation

00:10先透过司法的威嚇

00:12让他锁定的个人或团体新生恐惧

00:16这跟他们在香港所做的如出一侧

00:20The condemnation comes after local authorities in China

00:23announce a case against DPP lawmaker Puma Shen

00:27who is viewed by China as a separatist who

00:30quote, divides the country

00:31Chinese state media Xinhua published an article justifying the move

00:36calling it fully supported by facts and grounded in law

00:39But the probe has been rejected by Taiwan's government agency

00:43that handles cross-strait matters

00:44事实上,中共的管车权不及台湾

00:49台湾的国民也不受到任何的拘束

00:54That said, China's pressure tactics could get help from collaborators within Taiwan

01:00And the government is watching out for this

01:02我们也会跟相关的警政单位在境内的时候要来注意

01:07也要避免到有在地协力者

01:10And there are also concerns that the case could make it dangerous for Shen

01:14to travel to countries with close ties to China

01:16因为中共它跟一些比较友好的有中亲中的国家

01:21那它可能有它的一些引渡的一个措施

01:24那这部分我也会建议那个Puma委员这边可能也要稍微注意一下

01:30China has long warned against what it calls diehard Taiwan independence activists

01:34But this is the first time it has formally opened a criminal case

01:38against one of Taiwan's lawmakers

01:40As Beijing doubles down on its pressure tactics

01:43DPP lawmakers are calling for unity among Taiwan's political parties against the threats

01:48saying their legislators could be next

01:51Alex Chan, Hang Xi and Ellen Lu for Taiwan Plus

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