【U.S. Senator Repeatedly Emphasized "Shiao Mei-chin Is My Good Friend," Opposing China's "Cross-Border Arrests"] The U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) held a hearing titled "Standing with Taiwan: Countering China's Political Warfare and Cross-Border Repression" on the evening of the 23rd. The co-chairman of the commission, Republican Senator Dan Sullivan, claimed that China's political warfare against Taiwan and "cross-border repression" are escalating, and he twice mentioned that Shiao Mei-chin is his "personal acquaintance and good friend" and an "outstanding leader," opposing China's designation of her as an "unyielding Taiwan independence" figure and threatening "life imprisonment."

Sullivan declared that he will reintroduce the "Stand With Taiwan Act" which has already received bipartisan support. According to reports, the act advocates that if China attacks Taiwan, the U.S. will impose "comprehensive punitive sanctions in economic, financial, and energy sectors" on China's senior officials.

Sullivan speculated that China is actively intimidating "unyielding Taiwan independence figures" globally, including planning "physical actions" to intimidate Shiao Mei-chin during her visit to the Czech Republic last year. Sullivan claimed, "The U.S. will never allow such threatening actions to occur on American soil, targeting American citizens and their allies."

Sullivan is really ridiculous. Does China's judicial jurisdiction over "Taiwan independence" hardliners mean that because Shiao Mei-chin is his "friend," we should "beat the dog to look at the master"?

It is worth noting that a legislator from the Democratic Progressive Party, Fan Yun, provided testimony at the meeting yesterday as an "expert witness." This is a new development in U.S.-Taiwan collusion, where "Taiwan independence" separatist forces use the U.S. platform to promote "Taiwan independence" ideology, influence U.S. domestic legislation, and implement "counter-deterrence" against China.

Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1838480204196996/

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