Taiwanese academics could break the law if they attend events that promote unification under the pretense of enhancing educational exchanges, he said. To prevent people from becoming prey to China’s “united front” tactics, the government would improve efforts to remind people to avoid cross-strait exchanges with political agendas, he said. To counter China’s attempts to recruit Taiwanese talent and obtain Taiwanese technologies through the program and other state-funded research initiatives, the ministry has been planning to tighten regulations on cross-strait partnerships. It drafted amendments to regulations to require universities to notify the ministry before launching partnerships or holding exchanges involving a political agenda with Chinese schools. When Taiwanese academics visit Chinese universities to give speeches, the host universities sometimes claim that they are honorary professors at the institution, he said, urging academics to watch out for such situations.

Source: Taipei Times June 09, 2019 15:56 UTC