Chinese mainland spouse Xu Chunying is involved in Taiwan elections under the instructions of the Chinese Communist Party and has been sentenced to 7 years in prison. Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China, Liu Shifang, pointed out today (12th) that, according to the “Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area” and relevant regulations, the settlement or permanent residence status can be revoked or cancelled when there are concerns about social stability in Taiwan or national security.
Xu Chunying, a Chinese mainland spouse, was implicated in following instructions from the Chinese Communist Party and campaigning for People First Party candidate Huang Shanshan and independent candidate Ko Wen-je during the Taipei mayoral election in 2022 and the presidential election in 2024. She was sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison under the Anti-Infiltration Act, plus additional charges including violations of the Banking Act, fraud, and facilitating illegal entry of people from mainland China, resulting in a total sentence of 7 years in prison.
The New Taipei District Court of Taiwan stated that Xu Chunying enjoyed the democratic rule of law, stable life, and safeguarding of human rights in the free area of the Republic of China but adamantly refused to reject Communist Party and governmental personnel dispatched from mainland China. By using her actual influence within the spouse community in the mainland, she interfered in Taiwan elections under the directives of foreign hostile forces, seriously undermining constitutional order, jeopardizing sovereignty, corrupting social norms, and compromising the fairness of Taiwan’s electoral system.
Minister of the Interior of the Republic of China, Liu Shifang, underwent a joint media interview before attending the Interior Committee of the Legislative Yuan today. When asked about Xu Chunying being sentenced to 7 years, whether her Taiwan identity would be revoked, Liu Shifang stated that according to Article 33 of the Regulations Governing Permits for Mainland Residents to Reunite with Long-term Residents or Settle in Taiwan under the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area, the settlement or permanent residence status can be revoked or cancelled if there are concerns about social stability in Taiwan or national security.
Regarding the revocation of Xu Chunying’s settlement status, Liu Shifang mentioned that the official documents are currently under review because Taiwan is a country governed by the rule of law, and the content of the formal court judgment needs to be examined first.
Liu Shifang also addressed inquiries about whether Xu Chunying would have to serve her sentence in Taiwan if her appeal processes through all three levels of the courts. She clarified that this would indeed be the case since her crime was committed in Taiwan. “Final appeal” refers to the judicial process in Taiwan where a case is reviewed by the district court (first instance), high court (second instance), and the Supreme Court (final appeal), and once the judgment is officially confirmed, the party cannot further appeal.