Lu Li-shih's Pro-China Remarks: MAC Says Up to NT$500,000 Fine if Cooperation with China Confirmed
Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Lu Li-shih recently made pro-China remarks, including 'The stronger the motherland, the safer Taiwan is.' Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is investigating whether Lu cooperated with official Chinese requests for these statements. If confirmed, he could face a fine of NT$100,000 to NT$500,000. Separately, a relative of Interior Minister Liu Shih-fang was reportedly dismissed from positions in a Taiwanese company and its mainland subsidiary, leading the MAC to consider stricter reviews for exchanges from Jiangxi Province.
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(Central News Agency reporter Lai Yu-chen, Taipei, 7th) Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Lu Li-shih recently visited China to participate in an event and made remarks such as 'The stronger the motherland, the safer Taiwan is.' The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated today that it is clarifying whether Lu Li-shih cooperated with official Chinese requests to make such statements. If confirmed, he will be fined NT$100,000 to NT$500,000 in accordance with the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (Cross-Strait Act).
Lu Li-shih's remarks, made during a Chinese Communist Party naval event, sparked controversy. The Veterans Affairs Council has formed a special task force to conduct an administrative investigation into the case.
Dong Yu-yun, Deputy Director of the MAC's Legal Affairs Department, stated at a post-cabinet meeting press conference that the Lu Li-shih case is being administratively investigated by the MAC in conjunction with the Veterans Affairs Council. The focus is to clarify whether Lu Li-shih cooperated with official Chinese requests to make relevant statements. If this is confirmed, a fine of NT$100,000 to NT$500,000 will be imposed in accordance with Article 33-4 of the Cross-Strait Act.
According to the Cross-Strait Act, people from the Taiwan Area who hold positions or are members of legal persons, organizations, or other institutions in the Mainland Area shall not engage in acts that endanger national security or interests.
In addition, Xinhua News Agency reported that Rongtan Technology Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese enterprise in Shanggao County, Jiangxi Province, China, issued a statement on the 5th, stating that as of April 7th, it had dismissed Yan Wen-chun, a relative of Interior Minister Liu Shih-fang, from all positions in Taiwan Rongtan Technology and its mainland subsidiary. The Liberty Times reported that the MAC is expected to issue countermeasures, strictly reviewing exchanges from Jiangxi Province.
Executive Yuan Spokesperson Li Hui-chih stated at a post-cabinet meeting press conference that Taiwan is a free, democratic, and law-abiding country, and will confirm whether relevant practices threaten the property safety of Taiwanese people based on legal procedures. The MAC will provide further explanations.
She also emphasized that the MAC has stated that China's cross-border suppression tactics severely harm the normal investment of Taiwanese businesses and cross-strait relations. The government has always supported healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges and continues to remind Taiwanese people traveling or doing business in China to carefully consider security risks and threats to their property. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150507
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(Central News Agency reporter Lai Yu-chen, Taipei, 7th) Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Lu Li-shih recently visited China to participate in an event and made remarks such as 'The stronger the motherland, the safer Taiwan is.' The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) stated today that it is clarifying whether Lu Li-shih cooperated with official Chinese requests to make such statements. If confirmed, he will be fined NT$100,000 to NT$500,000 in accordance with the Act Governing Relations Between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area (Cross-Strait Act).
Lu Li-shih's remarks, made during a Chinese Communist Party naval event, sparked controversy. The Veterans Affairs Council has formed a special task force to conduct an administrative investigation into the case.
Dong Yu-yun, Deputy Director of the MAC's Legal Affairs Department, stated at a post-cabinet meeting press conference that the Lu Li-shih case is being administratively investigated by the MAC in conjunction with the Veterans Affairs Council. The focus is to clarify whether Lu Li-shih cooperated with official Chinese requests to make relevant statements. If this is confirmed, a fine of NT$100,000 to NT$500,000 will be imposed in accordance with Article 33-4 of the Cross-Strait Act.
According to the Cross-Strait Act, people from the Taiwan Area who hold positions or are members of legal persons, organizations, or other institutions in the Mainland Area shall not engage in acts that endanger national security or interests.
In addition, Xinhua News Agency reported that Rongtan Technology Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese enterprise in Shanggao County, Jiangxi Province, China, issued a statement on the 5th, stating that as of April 7th, it had dismissed Yan Wen-chun, a relative of Interior Minister Liu Shih-fang, from all positions in Taiwan Rongtan Technology and its mainland subsidiary. The Liberty Times reported that the MAC is expected to issue countermeasures, strictly reviewing exchanges from Jiangxi Province.
Executive Yuan Spokesperson Li Hui-chih stated at a post-cabinet meeting press conference that Taiwan is a free, democratic, and law-abiding country, and will confirm whether relevant practices threaten the property safety of Taiwanese people based on legal procedures. The MAC will provide further explanations.
She also emphasized that the MAC has stated that China's cross-border suppression tactics severely harm the normal investment of Taiwanese businesses and cross-strait relations. The government has always supported healthy and orderly cross-strait exchanges and continues to remind Taiwanese people traveling or doing business in China to carefully consider security risks and threats to their property. (Editor: Wan Shu-chang) 1150507
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