On Tuesday, China imposed sanctions on seven officials from Taiwan for their support of Taiwan independence. Hsiao Bi-Kim, Taiwan’s de facto ambassador to Washington, and Wellington Koo, secretary-general of Taiwan’s National Security Council, are among those endorsed by China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, according to China’s Xinhua News Agency.
The Taiwan Affairs Office’s representative said people who have been sanctioned won’t be allowed to go to China, Hong Kong, or Macau.
Additionally, he said that their associated businesses and investors would not be allowed to operate in China.
This comes after Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said that the international supply chain for high-tech goods depends on stability and peace in the Taiwan Strait.
US senators were persuaded by Ing Wen that the island was committed to maintaining peace in the Taiwan Strait.
The restrictions were put in place as a result of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan earlier this month, which Beijing claims sent the wrong message to the push for the independence of the island.
Taiwan, which has its own government, opposes China’s assertions of its own dominion.
Chinese officials are alleged to have previously imposed sanctions on parliament speaker Yoo Se-kun, foreign minister Joseph Wu, and Taiwan’s prime minister Su Tsing-chang.
Seven Taiwanese officials have been punished by China for supporting the independence of their nation.
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