The Chinese Communist Party has announced that it will take sanctions such as banning seven people, including the head of Taiwan's representative agency in the United States, from visiting China.
It is seen as part of countermeasures against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.
The Chinese Communist Party announced on the 16th that it would impose sanctions on a small number of "stubborn Taiwan independence elements" who colluded with outside forces to provoke Taiwan independence.
Specifically, he named seven people, including Xiao Meiqin, the representative of the Taiwanese authorities in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, and legislative members of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, and banned them from visiting China, including Hong Kong and Macao. They say they will not allow their affiliated companies or funders to profit from China.
On top of that, he said, ``When U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, her true nature of seeking ``independence'' became even more apparent." You can
In November last year, for similar reasons, China imposed sanctions such as prohibiting visits to China by the head of the Executive Yuan, who is the prime minister of Taiwan, and the minister of foreign affairs. I'm letting
Also, on the 15th, it announced that it held military exercises around Taiwan as a countermeasure to the visit of the US legislators to Taiwan, and it is expected that the pressure on Taiwan will be strengthened in various ways.
Taiwan Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ou Jiang An "It only buys more antipathy"
Regarding the announcement of the sanctions, Taiwan's foreign ministry spokesman Ou Jiang said at a press conference on the 16th, "We will not accept the threat of the dictatorship." "Any attempt to damage the country or try to have a chilling effect will have the opposite effect, and will only increase the antipathy of the Taiwanese people."