Photo: CNAThe US urges China to “engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan,” Miller said, adding that “threats and legal warfare will not achieve peaceful resolution to cross-strait differences.”Under the guidelines, courts in China would be allowed to try “Taiwan independence separatists” in absentia. Strengthening Taiwan’s security is strengthening regional security, Lai said, adding that his administration would continue to improve the resilience of Taiwan’s self-defense to face any possible challenges. “We are here to learn today ... to learn how we can deepen [the bilateral] relationship” and “support you and your effort ... as you take on a more aggressive China,” commission chairperson Robin Cleveland said. China has been weaponizing its domestic laws as a means to expand authoritarianism, Wu said, citing the recent passage of China Coast Guard Regulation No. 3, and the guidelines passed on Friday last week as examples that would put Taiwanese and international friends of Taiwan at risk of arrest in China.
