[Cross-Strait] Taiwan Affairs Office Criticizes "Liaison Channel for Chinese Citizens"; Chiu Chui-cheng: A Common Practice Worldwide
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The National Security Bureau recently announced the establishment of a "Liaison Channel for Chinese Citizens" as an intelligence gathering channel. The Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council stated today (17th) that the mainland strongly condemns this and will resolutely counter it, while warning Chinese citizens that providing intelligence to Taiwanese intelligence agencies will constitute a crime. Chiu Chui-cheng, Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council, stated after a meeting of the Legislative Yuan's Internal Administration Committee today that the MAC has no comment on the Taiwan Affairs Office's statement. However, he added that similar mechanisms providing Chinese citizens with a direct contact and communication window have been in place in various countries for many years. #ChiuChuiChengSays#
Chiu Chui-cheng: "(Original sound) China is inherently an authoritarian state with extremely high internal control, making it difficult for much information to reach the outside. Therefore, agencies like the US CIA directly communicate with Chinese citizens. The CIA even has Chinese-language videos urging citizens to directly communicate any information to the US government. Our National Security Bureau should be replicating this. Thus, relevant agencies may find appropriate channels for them to use, allowing Chinese citizens to directly contact this channel. I believe this is a mechanism that has been in place in various countries for many years."
Furthermore, regarding the Taiwan Affairs Office's mention that as long as Taiwan adheres to the "1992 Consensus" and "opposes Taiwan independence," they are willing to continue helping Taiwanese agricultural products expand their sales in mainland China, Chiu Chui-cheng responded: Why should the import of Taiwanese agricultural products have political conditions and prerequisites? Political conditions mean political risks; they can be stopped or cut off at any time. Such intermittent disruptions pose significant risks to vulnerable Taiwanese farmers and fishermen. Haven't farmers suffered enough losses in the past? Taiwanese farmers and fishermen should not be allowed to fall into the trap of the mainland's united front tactics of "raising, trapping, and killing." (Editor: Shen Chen-chiang)
Source Link: https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=215053
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