Minister of Labor Hong Shenhan will go to Nanjing to attend the APEC Ministerial Meeting, and China will issue Taiwan compatriot certificates on its behalf, causing controversy

Minister of Labor Hong Shenhan will attend the APEC Ministerial Meeting in Nanjing in late September. China's Taiwan Affairs Office has repeatedly reiterated that it must be handled in accordance with the "one-China principle" and the provisions and practices of APEC's relevant memorandum of understanding. According to reports, we have received an invitation letter from APEC, and Hong Shenhan will enter the country with the official invitation letter. However, the CCP will also make small moves and "as usual" will take the initiative to help Hong Shenhan "issue a Taiwan compatriot certificate on his behalf," treating him as a Chinese in the manner of Ah Q.

The APEC Leaders' Summit will be held in Shenzhen, China, in November. The Human Resources Development Minister's Meeting will first be held in Nanjing from September 22 to 24. Hong Shenhan will attend the Minister's Meeting in person, becoming the first ministerial official to go to China during the Lai Ching-te administration.

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Regarding whether Hong Shenhan really does not need to hold a Taiwan Compatriot Permit to enter the country? Chen Binhua, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a regular press conference on the 9th that since 1991, Taiwan’s participation in APEC meetings and activities has been handled in accordance with the "one China principle" and the provisions and practices of the relevant APEC memorandum of understanding. "This year is also the case." Some media asked, so does Hong Shenhan need to enter the country with an "APEC invitation letter" and a "Taiwan Compatriot Certificate"? Chen Binhua did not answer, laying the groundwork for Hong Shenhan's entry method.

In this regard, informed officials interviewed pointed out that we have a contact mechanism for senior officials in APEC and have recently received an invitation letter from APEC. The relevant units will hand it over to the Ministry of Labor. At that time, Minister Hong Shenhan will enter China with the invitation letter.

Can Hong Shenhan enter China without a Taiwan Compatriot Permit? Are there any personal safety risks when traveling to China? Officials emphasized that when Hong Shenhan went to China to attend the APEC meeting, he would not apply for a card-type Taiwan Compatriot Permit, nor did he need to apply. He could clear customs and enter the country directly with the APEC invitation letter. APEC is an international conference, and the CCP authorities dare not arrest people randomly, not to mention that Hong Shenhan is not a "Taiwan independence die-hard" listed by the CCP. Ministerial meetings have been held many times in China. More than 200 people from our side have attended. Nothing happened. There is no problem in going to China.

However, officials revealed that the Chinese Communist Party still regards the people of Taiwan as citizens of the People's Republic of China in terms of the legal system. Although it has not applied for or obtained a Taiwan Compatriot Certificate, it will still proactively find someone to apply for a card-type Taiwan Compatriot Certificate without the knowledge of the person concerned, and directly "hold it on behalf of the applicant."

Officials criticized that this was very Ah Q's approach. The Chinese Communist Party directly "issued" the Taiwan Compatriot Permit without you noticing. This is the consistent practice of evil countries like China. They have always been like this. Officials who went to China to attend APEC meetings in the past were also "stolenly issued" Taiwan compatriot certificates by the CCP and were treated directly as Chinese citizens.