China on Friday threatened to impose the death penalty in extreme cases for “diehard” Taiwan independence separatists, a ratcheting up of pressure even though Chinese courts have no jurisdiction on the democratically governed island.
Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said Monday that China "has no right to punish" Taiwanese people for their views or advocacy, after Beijing warned "diehard" supporters of the island's independence could…
President Lai Ching-te's statement comes after Beijing introduced new judicial guidelines that included the death penalty for some "diehard" separatists supporting Taiwanese independence.
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