Taipei, July 5 (IANS) Taiwan has criticised the China Coast Guard (CCG) for patrolling east of the island, terming the action an unlawful expansion of authority in contravention of international law and posing a threat to regional stability, local media reported on Sunday. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said that China has no sovereignty, jurisdiction, or law enforcement authority in waters east of Taiwan, adding that Beijing’s so-called “law enforcement patrols” amount to unlawful expansion…
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Taipei, March 26 (IANS) Reports of Taiwanese missing, being arrested or questioned or having their personal liberties restricted in China have reached 313 since January 2024, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) revealed in a data, local media reported on Thursday. Of the 313 cases reported since January 1, 2024, through the end of February, 114 people went missing, 25 were arrested or questioned and 174 had their personal liberties restricted, according to the MAC, Taiwan’s leading daily Taipei Times…
Taipei, Jan 27 (IANS) Taiwanese citizens who went missing, were arrested or questioned or faced restriction on personal liberties in China in 2025 were four times higher than the previous year, Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said on Tuesday, the local media reported. As many as 221 Taiwanese nationals who visited China in 2025 were reported missing, detained and questioned or their personal freedom was restricted, showcasing a rise from 55 in the previous year, according to the council,…