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Economic Times
3 days ago
- Politics
- Economic Times
Taiwan detects Chinese military incursions near its territory
ANI Taiwan detects Chinese military incursions near its territory Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected three sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Tuesday. As per Taiwan's MND, of the three sorties, one crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ (Air Defence Identification Zone).In a post on X, the MND said, "3 sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."Earlier on Monday, Taiwan detected six sorties of PLA aircraft, six PLAN vessels and two official ships operating around a post on X, the MND said, "6 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly." Meanwhile, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is planning to introduce stricter regulations requiring civil servants at all levels to report or seek approval before visiting China or its territories, in a bid to bolster national security and reduce risks of infiltration by Beijing, according to the Taipei Times. At present, only senior officials ranked at or above "rank 11" are obligated to apply for permission from the Ministry of the Interior before travelling to China, Hong Kong, or Macau. Civil servants of lower ranks are not subjected to the same requirements and are generally only required to apply for leave within their agencies. This regulatory gap has raised concerns among Taiwan's national security Minister Chiu Chui-cheng stated that the current oversight is insufficient, as "some individuals may not be strictly following the rules." To address the growing concerns about Chinese political influence and espionage, the MAC has begun coordinating with multiple government agencies to close the loophole. The proposed amendments would standardise the approval process for civil servants regardless of rank or position.
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Business Standard
3 days ago
- Politics
- Business Standard
Taiwan spots PLA jets, 10 warships near its waters; one enters ADIZ zone
Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is planning to introduce stricter regulations requiring civil servants at all levels to report or seek approval before visiting China or its territories ANI Asia Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected three sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Tuesday. As per Taiwan's MND, of the three sorties, one crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ (Air Defence Identification Zone). In a post on X, the MND said, "3 sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded." Earlier on Monday, Taiwan detected six sorties of PLA aircraft, six PLAN vessels and two official ships operating around itself. In a post on X, the MND said, "6 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly." Meanwhile, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is planning to introduce stricter regulations requiring civil servants at all levels to report or seek approval before visiting China or its territories, in a bid to bolster national security and reduce risks of infiltration by Beijing, according to the Taipei Times. At present, only senior officials ranked at or above "rank 11" are obligated to apply for permission from the Ministry of the Interior before travelling to China, Hong Kong, or Macau. Civil servants of lower ranks are not subjected to the same requirements and are generally only required to apply for leave within their agencies. This regulatory gap has raised concerns among Taiwan's national security officials. MAC Minister Chiu Chui-cheng stated that the current oversight is insufficient, as "some individuals may not be strictly following the rules." To address the growing concerns about Chinese political influence and espionage, the MAC has begun coordinating with multiple government agencies to close the loophole. The proposed amendments would standardise the approval process for civil servants regardless of rank or position.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Taiwan detects Chinese military incursions near its territory
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Taiwan's Ministry of Defence detected three sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and one official ship operating around its territorial waters as of 6am (local time) on Tuesday. As per Taiwan's MND, of the three sorties, one crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ (Air Defence Identification Zone).In a post on X, the MND said, "3 sorties of PLA aircraft, 10 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 3 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan's northern and eastern ADIZ. We have monitored the situation and responded."Earlier on Monday, Taiwan detected six sorties of PLA aircraft, six PLAN vessels and two official ships operating around a post on X, the MND said, "6 sorties of PLA aircraft, 6 PLAN vessels and 2 official ships operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. ROC Armed Forces have monitored the situation and responded accordingly."Meanwhile, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) is planning to introduce stricter regulations requiring civil servants at all levels to report or seek approval before visiting China or its territories, in a bid to bolster national security and reduce risks of infiltration by Beijing, according to the Taipei present, only senior officials ranked at or above "rank 11" are obligated to apply for permission from the Ministry of the Interior before travelling to China, Hong Kong, or Macau. Civil servants of lower ranks are not subjected to the same requirements and are generally only required to apply for leave within their agencies. This regulatory gap has raised concerns among Taiwan's national security Minister Chiu Chui-cheng stated that the current oversight is insufficient, as "some individuals may not be strictly following the rules." To address the growing concerns about Chinese political influence and espionage, the MAC has begun coordinating with multiple government agencies to close the loophole. The proposed amendments would standardise the approval process for civil servants regardless of rank or position.
South China Morning Post
21-04-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Hongkongers settling in Taiwan to undergo ‘observation period'
Taiwan will require Hongkongers seeking to settle on the self-ruled island to undergo a 'national security observation period' and will introduce a new long-term visa for them, a local minister has said. Advertisement Chiu Chui-cheng, Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council minister, was reported by local media on Sunday as saying the island needed to bolster security requirements for Hongkongers applying for all types of residency given changes in Hong Kong and shifts in the make-up of its population following an influx of mainland Chinese. Authorities planned to introduce a new 'long-term residency' visa for Hongkongers who wished to travel freely to work in Taiwan without applying for permanent residency, he added. 'We will include a national security observation period to ensure overall safety on crowd control,' he said on the sidelines of an event. '[The long-term residency visa] serves as an additional option for Hongkongers, while it acts as a safety measure for Taiwanese.' Advertisement According to Taiwanese media, local authorities are still studying the details of the new visa scheme, under which Hongkongers will not be allowed to hold a Taiwanese identification card or take part in elections. One Taiwanese media outlet on Monday cited sources as saying local authorities planned to tighten the requirement for Hongkongers applying for permanent residency to tackle a 'national security loophole'.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Clipped video of Taiwan's top China policymaker shared with out-of-context claim about Chinese tourists
The 14-second clip of Chiu Chui-cheng, head of Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) was shared on Weibo on December 30, 2024. The MAC manages China-related issues. He can be heard saying: "We do not hope for huge numbers of Chinese tourists, it will lower the quality of tourism and cause chaos. Chinese tourists are part of low-priced tours that cause our high-quality tourism industry to disappear. Would they use Chinese tourists to punish Taiwan." The simplified Chinese post repeats his statement, adding: "Taiwan does not need Chinese tourists, it only needs, and will only understand, China's missiles." The video was also shared elsewhere on Facebook and Weibo, as well as on TikTok sister app Douyin, garnering over one million views. While Taiwan calls itself a sovereign nation, China claims the island and has threatened to use force to bring it under its control. Leaders from both sides have maintained travel restrictions on travel across the strait, even though their populations share strong social, cultural and family ties (archived link). Beijing stopped issuing individual travel permits for Taiwan in 2019, while group travel was suspended in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since 2023, Taiwan has lifted restrictions on some individual mainland tourists, but large-scale group tours have yet to resume. China's culture and tourism ministry said in January some group tours will resume for residents of Shanghai and Fujian province -- which lies just across the strait from Taiwan -- but has not given a specific timeline (archived link). In response, the MAC said that Taiwan "welcomes mainland tourists to travel," adding it was waiting for China to announce "specific measures". "We... will communicate on the safety, quality, and stability of tourism as soon as possible via the two (tourism) agencies to facilitate the smooth implementation of resuming tourism exchanges in the future," MAC said. Meanwhile, keyword searches on Google and YouTube found that the video of Chiu's interview was shared out of context. Taiwanese broadcaster Formosa Television (FTV) uploaded the interview segment to YouTube on December 24, 2024 in a report about how Chiu had handled a visit to Taipei by Shanghai officials that month (archived links here and here). The full video shows Chiu was in fact referring to calls made to the MAC regarding Chinese tourists in Taiwan. "We received over 100 phone calls saying 'to ensure the quality of Taiwanese tourism we do not wish for large numbers of Chinese tourists and causing chaos'," Chiu said at the video's 1:16-mark. "The mainlanders come in with low-priced tours, which makes a lot of high-quality tourism disappear... We in Taiwan have different views on these external problems," he continued. FTV later uploaded Chiu's full interview on December 29, 2024 (archived link). In it, Chiu further discussed Taiwan's attitude towards Chinese tourists visiting the island. "Of course, Chinese tourists are an important channel for promoting understanding between people on both sides of the strait and is an important diplomatic policy that will help ease cross-strait relations," Chiu went on to say at the video's 7:55-mark. However, he also stressed that the relationship needed to be based on order and mutual respect, without one side threatening the other with military action or with "policies that punish Taiwan".
