A man surnamed Lin who once worked as a nurse at the Ronghua Federation recently traveled to Tibet and was taken to a small room for an interview by Chinese national security officers. The other party inquired about his political stance, party affiliation, and whether he supported reunification. He even asked, "Have you served soldiers in the Ronghua Federation before?" In this regard, Mainland Affairs Council spokesperson Liang Wenjie confirmed today that this case is not the same as the last nurse case, but they both traveled to Tibet. "We have contacted the person involved in the case, and he is currently working in a public hospital."
A nurse surnamed Lin posted on a social platform to reveal how she traveled to Tibet with a group and was interviewed by Chinese national security officers. According to reports, eight Taiwanese people participated in the tour group, and three of them were taken away for interrogation. The interview lasted for one hour, but their mobile phones were not confiscated.
The other party first conducted a personal wealth investigation, including education, work, salary and family members, and even asked, "Have you ever served in the military in the General Association before?" and "Will you have contact with people from the North City Government now?"
The other party also asked, where are you serving as a soldier? What branch of the military? What did you learn? Why only 4 months? What political party are you from? Does the Democratic Progressive Party really have a general distribution of 10,000 yuan? Do you support reunification? If you were given a higher salary, would you be willing to unify? Did you know that you can change your nationality to Chinese?
The nurse surnamed Lin believes that the purpose of this interview is a bit like ideological penetration, or to understand the real thoughts of Taiwanese people. "I feel that he often asks some irrelevant questions, but many of them are to test my position."
It is understood that at the end of September this year, the Mainland Affairs Council announced a case of a nurse who was interrogated while traveling to China. A nurse who worked in a hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare was interrogated while traveling to Tibet in August this year on the grounds that she had worked in a military hospital.
Liang Wenjie said at the Mainland Affairs Council press conference today that this case is not the same as the last nurse case, but they both traveled to Tibet. We have contacted the person involved in the case, and he currently works in a public hospital.
Liang Wenjie mentioned that the nurse told the Mainland Affairs Council that the purpose of posting the article on the Internet was to tell the Chinese people that although China has continued to propose many policies to attract "First Nations", the Chinese people must understand that it is a fact that people traveling to China will be investigated. "Just because you haven't encountered it yourself, it doesn't mean you haven't." He also said that he would not travel to China again in the short term.
Will the government control this type of people traveling to China? Liang Wenjie responded that the Mainland Affairs Council must abide by the relevant provisions of the Cross-Strait People's Relations Regulations. Article 9 of the Cross-Strait Regulations stipulates that personnel with specific job status, or personnel involved in national security secrets, will have a three-year control period after retirement. They must obtain joint review and permission from the Ministry of the Interior before they can travel to China. This is the authority granted to the government by the law.
Liang Wenjie emphasized that we have no way to restrict unclassified civil servants below the 11th grade from going to China. Precisely because we have no way to restrict it, we have repeatedly told everyone here that the risks of civil servants going to China are different from before. Whether they are currently serving or have served in the past, they may be subject to interrogation.
