More Taiwan names on Beijing blacklist to be released, with ‘real regret’ on the cards
- ‘Definitely more’ people on the blacklist, Taiwan Affairs Office spokeswoman declares, days after three top island officials mentioned by name
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This comes after the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing earlier this month released a blacklist of entities deemed “stubbornly pro-Taiwan independence”, spelling out for the first time the punishment it vowed to impose on them.
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A spokeswoman for the office suggested on Wednesday that more names would be put forward.
“I can say for sure that there are definitely more than those three people on the list,” Zhu Fenglian told a regular press conference in Beijing.
“Recently some pro-Taiwan independence people have claimed that they regret not being on the list. They should not worry, the time will come for them to feel real regret.”
Beijing will enforce punishment by not letting the blacklisted individuals enter mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau, Zhu said earlier.