CCP Blocks President Lai's Trip; DPP: Next Step Might Be Full Implementation of Long-Arm Jurisdiction
The DPP condemned the CCP's obstruction of President Lai's trip, expressing concerns about the implementation of long-arm jurisdiction.
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- 📰 Published: April 23, 2026 at 11:21
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(CNA Reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, 23rd) President Lai Ching-te's planned visit to Eswatini, an African ally, was blocked due to China's suppression. The DPP's China Affairs Department stated today that the CCP's malicious suppression of Taiwan's international space has escalated to an unprecedented new model, upgrading from previous diplomatic suppression to sovereign interference. The next step is likely the complete implementation of "long-arm jurisdiction."
The DPP's China Affairs Department posted on its Facebook page today, pointing out that the CCP has long used dollar diplomacy, economic coercion, and political pressure to suppress Taiwan's diplomatic allies and severely restrict Taiwan's space for international participation. Now it has escalated, directly using economic coercion to pressure "third countries" into temporarily canceling flight clearances for Taiwan's administrative aircraft, successfully obstructing President Lai's itinerary to visit allies. This is not only a direct infringement on Taiwan's sovereignty but also a blatant trampling on international flight safety and order. The DPP's China Affairs Department expressed its most severe condemnation.
The DPP's China Affairs Department stated that the CCP's malicious suppression of Taiwan's international space this time has escalated to an unprecedented new model, moving from past diplomatic suppression to sovereign interference. The next step is likely to be the thorough implementation of "long-arm jurisdiction."
The DPP's China Affairs Department said that in the face of external questioning, China's Taiwan Affairs Office repeated at a press conference that "Taiwan has no president," and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs harshly stated that there is no "President of the Republic of China" in the world. Compared to the Chinese authorities' repeated claims of "benefiting Taiwan" and "peace," and the KMT's frequent promotion of "General Secretary Xi's goodwill towards Taiwan" and "peace framework" after the "Xi-Zheng meeting," this seems extremely ironic.
The DPP's China Affairs Department stated that in the face of China's barbaric acts internationally, KMT Chairman Zheng Li-wun's response was actually to ask Taiwan to "review itself" and said "the whole world abides by One China," completely confirming that the current Zheng Li-wun and the KMT are the CCP's "accomplices" and "echo chamber."
The DPP's China Affairs Department said it wants to remind the public that China has constantly restricted Taiwan's diplomatic situation in recent years, from overseas visits by heads of state, participation in international organizations, to sports arenas. The CCP authorities are trying to "make Taiwan disappear" in the international space, and this can no longer be ignored. Facing such oppression, Taiwan has no room to step back and compromise, but rather needs more proactive deepening of cooperation with like-minded countries and strengthening the international community's understanding and support of Taiwan's situation.
The DPP's China Affairs Department stated it also wants to seriously appeal to the international community to face the severity of China's intervention in other countries' decision-making through economic coercion, and jointly maintain the basic order of international transportation, diplomacy, and exchange, refusing to let authoritarian politics erode the basic rules of global operation. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150423
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(CNA Reporter Yeh Su-ping, Taipei, 23rd) President Lai Ching-te's planned visit to Eswatini, an African ally, was blocked due to China's suppression. The DPP's China Affairs Department stated today that the CCP's malicious suppression of Taiwan's international space has escalated to an unprecedented new model, upgrading from previous diplomatic suppression to sovereign interference. The next step is likely the complete implementation of "long-arm jurisdiction."
The DPP's China Affairs Department posted on its Facebook page today, pointing out that the CCP has long used dollar diplomacy, economic coercion, and political pressure to suppress Taiwan's diplomatic allies and severely restrict Taiwan's space for international participation. Now it has escalated, directly using economic coercion to pressure "third countries" into temporarily canceling flight clearances for Taiwan's administrative aircraft, successfully obstructing President Lai's itinerary to visit allies. This is not only a direct infringement on Taiwan's sovereignty but also a blatant trampling on international flight safety and order. The DPP's China Affairs Department expressed its most severe condemnation.
The DPP's China Affairs Department stated that the CCP's malicious suppression of Taiwan's international space this time has escalated to an unprecedented new model, moving from past diplomatic suppression to sovereign interference. The next step is likely to be the thorough implementation of "long-arm jurisdiction."
The DPP's China Affairs Department said that in the face of external questioning, China's Taiwan Affairs Office repeated at a press conference that "Taiwan has no president," and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs harshly stated that there is no "President of the Republic of China" in the world. Compared to the Chinese authorities' repeated claims of "benefiting Taiwan" and "peace," and the KMT's frequent promotion of "General Secretary Xi's goodwill towards Taiwan" and "peace framework" after the "Xi-Zheng meeting," this seems extremely ironic.
The DPP's China Affairs Department stated that in the face of China's barbaric acts internationally, KMT Chairman Zheng Li-wun's response was actually to ask Taiwan to "review itself" and said "the whole world abides by One China," completely confirming that the current Zheng Li-wun and the KMT are the CCP's "accomplices" and "echo chamber."
The DPP's China Affairs Department said it wants to remind the public that China has constantly restricted Taiwan's diplomatic situation in recent years, from overseas visits by heads of state, participation in international organizations, to sports arenas. The CCP authorities are trying to "make Taiwan disappear" in the international space, and this can no longer be ignored. Facing such oppression, Taiwan has no room to step back and compromise, but rather needs more proactive deepening of cooperation with like-minded countries and strengthening the international community's understanding and support of Taiwan's situation.
The DPP's China Affairs Department stated it also wants to seriously appeal to the international community to face the severity of China's intervention in other countries' decision-making through economic coercion, and jointly maintain the basic order of international transportation, diplomacy, and exchange, refusing to let authoritarian politics erode the basic rules of global operation. (Editor: Su Chih-tsung) 1150423
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