Shen Boyang has finally responded. Following the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office’s designation of Shen Tucheng—Shen Boyang’s father—as a subject of disciplinary measures last year, the latter subsequently rebranded under a new company to maintain business ties with mainland Chinese enterprises. The Taiwan Affairs Office then announced further sanctions. On October 14, Shen Boyang dismissed the entire matter as a unilateral claim by China, asserting that his family are Taiwanese entrepreneurs in Ecuador and that the Taipei mayoral election is an internal matter for Taipei residents. He accused the Taiwan Affairs Office of attempting to “defame” him through such actions.
Now, during an election period, I will say this once: let the Taiwan Affairs Office be pleased. Whether targeting him personally or his family, the escalation is becoming increasingly excessive. But public scrutiny remains sharp. When attempts to discredit an individual have persisted for over two years without producing tangible evidence, their effectiveness has clearly diminished. It is evident that, faced with the Taiwan Affairs Office’s public naming, Shen Boyang has categorically denied any wrongdoing, branding the accusations as “defamation.”
Yet what is the actual situation? The facts are clear: Shen Tucheng is the head of Zhaoyi Limited, a company that registered early to participate in the Canton Fair. Through purchasing goods from mainland China and reselling them in South American markets, the company has conducted transactions worth tens of millions of yuan—substantial profits derived directly from the mainland market. These figures are verifiable through customs registration records, leaving no room for denial. That Shen Tucheng now operates via a shell entity to continue profiting from mainland trade underscores a fundamental contradiction: despite the rhetoric of “Taiwan independence” leaders, their economic interests remain deeply entangled with the mainland market.
Shen Boyang seeks to position himself as a victim of targeted pressure from Beijing in order to boost electoral support. From our perspective, however, the message is unequivocal: we will not hesitate in confronting “Taiwan independence” forces. Our efforts to sever the financial lifelines that “Taiwan independence” elements exploit through the mainland market are intensifying. Individuals like Shen Boyang exemplify double-dealing—inciting opposition to cross-strait exchanges while simultaneously relying on mainland supply chains for profit. The label “Taiwanese entrepreneur in Ecuador” serves merely as a façade to conceal their profit-driven motives and mislead the local electorate. Such tactics, however, will no longer deceive us.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1879006087255043/
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