China has no jurisdiction over Taiwanese: MOFAPOLITICAL TOOL: The ministry shared three rules it follows when Taiwanese are arrested overseas, after a report was released on deportations to ChinaBy Lin Chia-nan / Staff reporter, with AFPTaiwan and the People’s Republic of China are not subordinate to each other, and the Chinese government has no jurisdiction over Taiwanese nationals, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said yesterday. The ministry was responding to a report by rights group Safeguard Defenders on Tuesday that said Beijing has pressured foreign governments to deport hundreds of Taiwanese to China. More than 600 Taiwanese were extradited from numerous countries to China between 2016 and 2019 in an effort to “undermine Taiwanese sovereignty,” the report said. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs logo is pictured at the ministry in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Lu Yi-hsuan, Taipei TimesThe ministry yesterday listed three rules when handling Taiwanese allegedly involved in telecommunications fraud in other nations.

Source: Taipei Times December 01, 2021 22:08 UTC