Chinese Expert Says Pro-Communist Taiwanese Couple Expelled, Using Taiwanese Tax Money to Help CCP Intimidate

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te formally defined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as an “external hostile force” for the first time in an official capacity. Following this, the once arrogant “pro-CCP, anti-Taiwan” rhetoric online has been restricted in Taiwan.

After Taiwan’s Immigration Agency ruled for pro-CCP internet influencer “Aya in Taiwan” to leave the country by a specified deadline, 14 Taiwan individuals had their household registrations revoked for holding Chinese identity cards. Some mainland Chinese individuals have expressed that the obstacles to CCP’s military unification of Taiwan are diminishing, making it reasonable and necessary for the Taiwanese government to tighten restrictions on certain expressions.

On March 20, Taiwan’s Ministry of the Interior held a press conference after a departmental meeting. Addressing the issue of the cancellation of family reunion residence permits and the deadline for departure for pro-CCP influencer “Aya in Taiwan,” Minister of the Interior Liu Shih-fang stated that the Immigration Agency’s administrative penalty instructed Aya to leave voluntarily within 10 days; otherwise, forced deportation would be implemented.

Following the Immigration Agency’s decision for Aya to leave the country by March 25, Aya applied to the Ministry of the Interior and the appeals authority on March 20 to suspend the execution, and on the 21st, further applied to the Taipei High Administrative Court for the same.

On Friday (21st), the Taipei High Administrative Court rejected Aya’s application, playing three videos posted by Aya on the Douyin platform in court. Based on the comprehensive assessment of the content of the videos, the court found clear evidence of advocating for CCP military unification of Taiwan and promoting war propaganda.

The mainland Chinese short video platform Douyin influencer “Aya in Taiwan,” with nearly 500,000 followers, has recently garnered widespread attention.

Originally from Hunan, China, Aya, whose real name is Liu Zhenya, moved to Taiwan. She frequently posts videos on her Douyin account praising CCP military strength and supporting the CCP’s military unification of Taiwan. She often expresses her pro-CCP views through her daughter, Tangui.

Regarding the investigation into Taiwanese individuals holding mainland Chinese identity cards, Minister Liu stated that over 40 people had been investigated, and after reviews by the Immigration Agency and cross-departmental examinations, 14 individuals had their household registrations revoked.

Minister Liu emphasized that if Taiwanese citizens were found to hold Chinese identity cards, their Taiwan identification would be canceled, affecting their status as Taiwanese and prompting notifications to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration Agency, household registration offices, etc., to revoke health insurance, ID cards, and passports.

In response, Assistant Researcher Wang Hsueh-wen of the Taiwan Institute for National Defense Security said on March 22nd that Taiwan is a democratic and free country. If some residents feel it is better to be Chinese or hold Chinese documents, they should naturalize as Chinese.

What is bewildering to Wang is that while some individuals enjoy the safety, convenience, health insurance benefits, and even high retirement salaries in Taiwan, they believe everything in China is superior to Taiwan, actively promoting the Communist Party’s agenda.

She added that if they prefer living in mainland China, they should immigrate there and not use taxpayers’ funds paid by the people of Taiwan to aid China’s intimidation against Taiwan.

The Taiwan Strait Exchange Foundation held a briefing on the afternoon of the 21st, with Secretary-General Lo Wen-chia stating that freedom of speech exists in a democratic system. However, if “freedom of speech” is used to destroy, undermine, or attempt to eliminate democracy, it does not fall within the scope of freedom of speech. Advocating unification tactics in Taiwan, as done by “Aya in Taiwan,” is not considered freedom of speech.

Based on past experiences with mainland Chinese spouses, Lo emphasized that the majority support Taiwan, cherish democratic freedoms, and do not align with the statements made by “Aya in Taiwan.”

Regarding the Taiwanese government’s recent decisions, former Chinese media person Zhao Lanjian expressed his support.

Zhao told Epoch Times: “This incident has sounded an alarm for mainland Chinese people, emphasizing that Taiwan and China are two separate and autonomous entities under different governance systems.”

He continued, “The CCP may entice some Taiwanese to express loyalty, which will accelerate the division between the two sides. However, President Lai has made it clear that those showing pro-CCP behavior at this critical juncture will face administrative or legal measures. This will make Taiwanese people more aware of their identity.”

Just a week ago, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te convened a national security high-level meeting on March 13, officially reinstating the military judicial system and categorizing the CCP as an “external hostile force” for the first time in an official capacity, sparking widespread attention.

Chinese legal expert Mr. Zhang stated on March 22 to Epoch Times, “In the 1980s, when Taiwan lifted martial law, the CCP’s military strength was not enough for military unification. However, with impediments to CCP’s military unification of Taiwan diminishing, including economic power, military expansion, propaganda preparation, and cognitive warfare against Taiwan, it is reasonable and necessary for the Taiwanese government to tighten restrictions on freedom of speech.”

(Translated and rewritten news report)