Taiwanese officials have revealed that they were not allowed to renew or issue visas for employees of Taiwan's local agency in Hong Kong, leaving only one employee stationed and forced to reduce operations.
Taiwanese authorities have accused them of being asked to sign a pledge to accept the "One China" principle as a condition, such as renewing their visa.
According to the Continental Commission in charge of policy toward China in Taiwan, three years ago, a Taiwanese employee of the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Hong Kong received a visa renewal or issuance. Has made it mandatory for the Hong Kong government to sign a pledge to accept the "One China" principle.
As a result of the Taiwanese authorities' continued refusal to sign, visa renewal and issuance were not permitted, and by the 20th, the number of Taiwanese-registered employees stationed at the local agency had to be reduced to one. about it.
Also, this one will expire next month.
Chiu Tai-san, chief of the Continental Commission, said at a press conference on the 21st, "The purpose of the Hong Kong government, which created the political obstacle of the pledge, is to force our staff to bow to Beijing, of course. The Chinese Communist Party is undoubtedly the black curtain, and the "one-country-two-system" has proved once again that it has become famous and innocent, "he accused China and Hong Kong.