2024-05-09 19:33 United Daily News Reporter Chen Yousong/Taipei Real Time Report
Mainland China has new national security regulations starting from July 1, mainland national security law enforcement officers will be given the authority to inspect passengers’ belongings and electronic devices Relevant measures are said to have been implemented in Shenzhen and Shanghai customs in advance. The Mainland Affairs Council said on the 9th that cases had occurred as early as June last year, and they were not just in one city. This new regulation seriously infringes on personal rights and will also intensify the chilling effect on all walks of life. We encourage Chinese people to think carefully about the need to go to mainland China.
On July 1, mainland China will implement the “Procedural Regulations on Administrative Law Enforcement by National Security Agencies” and the “Procedural Regulations on Handling Criminal Cases by National Security Agencies”. Zhan Zhihong, deputy chairman and spokesman of the Mainland Affairs Council, said at a regular press conference on the 9th that these two regulations can easily seize the contents of people’s mobile phones However, in June last year, the Mainland Affairs Council discovered Tir Mawr that such a case had occurred.
Zhan Zhihong pointed out that a Taiwanese teacher was stuck at the airport last year for 3 to 4 hours “He (the law enforcement officer) turned on his mobile phone and laptop and asked questions one by one one. It was very difficult to feel that way.” He mentioned that some teachers have adopted contingency measures when going to mainland China, bringing new mobile phones without laptops, but “the significance of such an exchange is worthy of Beijing’s consideration.”
If Taiwanese group tourists resume traveling to the mainland in the future, do they need to be careful? Zhan Zhihong pointed out that after the opening of cross-strait exchanges, if an operator takes out a group of 30 people, but one person is detained, “there are 29 people to take care of, and the same still, the operator won’t know what to do.” Although the industry has expressed an opinion to the mainland authorities, no formal response has been received so far.
Zhan Zhihong also mentioned that there are more serious cases where travel documents are confiscated on the spot and then deported on the same plane “Such cases are not uncommon.” In terms of identity, this includes people who take part in scientific research, academics, or even have taken part in election campaigns or supported a particular political party. There are also related cases among people in the religious and business circles.
“Don’t rule out one case,” Zhan Zhihong said anxiously that when the case spreads, it will affect how many people are willing to participate in normal cross-strait exchanges The Chinese Communist Party should also think deeply about whether beneficial cross-strait exchange.
The Mainland Affairs Council also said in a press release on the 9th that the Chinese Communist Party has significantly revised the national security laws since 2015, expanded the definition of national security, expanded law enforcement powers, and forced the people to take on legal obligations and responsibilities. for anti-espionage; it has also expanded the field of law enforcement with long-arm jurisdiction, monitoring foreign critics of the Chinese Communist Party and arresting them as soon as they travel to mainland China.
The Mainland Affairs Council warned that, in the future, wearing clothes and accessories in public places, or making, spreading, and distributing items that the CCP considers “harmful to the spirit of the Chinese nation” and “hurts feelings” r Chinese nation” violates CCP laws. .
Mainland China’s national security law enforcement officers will be able to inspect passengers’ belongings and electronic devices from July.
The Mainland Affairs Council calls on Chinese people to think carefully about the need to travel to the mainland It also reminds Chinese people to log into the system “Chinese People Going to Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao Dynamic Login” from the Mainland Affairs. Advice before heading to the mainland. At the same time, we once again remind Chinese people currently living, investing, doing business, studying and developing on the mainland to pay attention to relevant laws and regulations and be careful in their words and actions to avoid breaking the law and being. punish them or endanger their personal safety.
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