Beijing should ‘punish two-faced Taiwan entrepreneurs’ who profit from business on Chinese mainland while supporting independence
Adviser to Beijing on cross-strait relations also says many mainlanders don’t fully understand the ‘1992 consensus’ on the meaning of one China
Beijing should set up a “reward and penalty scheme” for all Taiwanese entrepreneurs doing business on the mainland to single out those with pro-independence tendencies, says a top government advisor on cross-strait affairs.
Calling Taiwanese investors doing business on the mainland while supporting the mainland-sceptic Democratic Progressive Party “two-faced”, Li Yihu, a key advisor on Beijing’s Taiwan policies, said such businessmen should be punished.
“Some ‘green’ businessmen from Taiwan make money on the mainland but also support pro-independence activities in Taiwan,” Li said, referring the “green camp” of pro-independence parties that takes its name from the colour of the DPP’s flag.
“There should be a system of rewards and punishments to address the problem of ‘two-faced’ businessmen,” Li said.
In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Li, who is also a National People’s Congress delegate, said Beijing should start a data base about Taiwanese businessmen’s activities on the island.
Li, however, did not elaborate on how the mainland should punish businessmen who supported the island’s independence activities.