29 Taiwanese nationals sentenced in China for telecoms fraud
12/31/2020 09:51 PM
Beijing. Photo courtesy of China News Service
Beijing, Dec. 31 (CNA) A total of 29 Taiwanese nationals have been sentenced to jail terms ranging from four-and-a-half years to 14 years in China for telecoms fraud committed in Spain in 2016, a Chinese daily newspaper reported Thursday.
Citing a post by the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People s Court on its Weibo account, The Beijing News reported that the court earlier in the day handed down jail sentences ranging from four-and-a-half years to 14 years, as well as fines to 29 Taiwanese defendants, including one identified as Kuo Cheng-huang (郭政瑝), for crimes committed in Spain from June-December 2016.
HK film producer confirmed as having applied for dependent residency
12/24/2020 10:35 PM
Hong Kong film producer Charles Heung Wah-Keung. Photo courtesy of China News Service
Taipei, Dec. 24 (CNA) Taiwan s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) confirmed on Thursday that high-profile Hong Kong film producer Charles Heung Wah-Keung (向華強) has applied to the National Immigration Agency (NIA) for a dependent alien resident card. Heung s application for residency is being handled by the NIA in line with the Regulations Governing Residency or Permanent Residency for People of the Hong Kong Area and the Macau Area, MAC spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) told a regular news briefing.
Heung and his son Jacky Heung (向佐) entered Taiwan in September for business reasons and their three-month stay can be extended for another three months, Chiu said.
Chinese Official Coy About National Reunification Law to Capture Taiwan
On 12/16/20 at 11:33 AM EST
A Chinese official failed to rule out the possibility of Beijing drafting a national reunification law to seize the democratic island nation of Taiwan when quizzed by state media on Wednesday.
China would take all necessary measures to ensure the peaceful reunification of Taiwan with the mainland, Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhu Fenglian told reporters at a regular briefing, before saying Beijing would smash to pieces any attempts by Taipei to claim independence.
Her answer came in response to a question from Xinhua News Agency, China s state-run news outlet, leading some cross-strait observers to speculate that the exchange was planned.