15 Nov 2020

“Recently, the Trump administration is still playing the Taiwan card to provoke the Chinese mainland, as [US] Secretary of State Mike Pompeo even openly said 'Taiwan has not been a part of China.' This kind of encouragement from a US administration toward Taiwan secessionism is unprecedented. So if Beijing does nothing in response, the atmosphere created by Pompeo will grow. To release the message of formulating a blacklist is a countermeasure from the mainland against the anti-China acts of the Trump administration. To these DPP members and secessionists, the mainland authorities want to say 'I am warning you. Behave yourself. I can read your every move and hear your every word. Maybe now I can't touch you, but I will give you a tag.' This will surely affect and deter those secessionists.”

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Xiang-long Tang

   Analyst, Political Analyst

Taiwan-based TV commentator and an expert on cross-Straits relations

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China - Taiwan relationship

Consideration after Pompeo's comment that Taiwan has not been a part of China

Rumors that Chinese mainland authorities in charge of Taiwan affairs will blacklist a group of 'stubborn Taiwan secessionists'

Taiwan independence

Taiwan independence the view from Beijing

US - China relations