The Chinese regime is imposing sanctions on seven senior Taiwanese politicians over their support for the self-ruled island’s independence, a move some targeted officials consider to be a badge of honor for a member of the free world.
The Taiwan Affairs Office, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) highest administrative body overseeing Taiwan-related issues, on Aug. 15 named the seven officials, including Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to the United States, Bi-khim Hsiao.
A spokesperson for the office called the sanctions punishment for the “Taiwan independence die-hards,” according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
The Chinese regime claims the democratic island as its own territory to be taken by force if necessary….