On August 19, Ma Xiaoguang, spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, answered reporters’ questions.
Question: Taiwanese media reported that recent incidents of Taiwanese people being tricked into working in Cambodia were imprisoned and beaten, which triggered dissatisfaction among the people on the island against the DPP authorities, and some people on the island tried to blame the mainland. Any comments on this? The people on the island hope that the mainland can assist in the rescue. Will the mainland provide assistance?
Answer: Taiwan compatriots are Chinese citizens, and it is our duty to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Taiwan compatriots. For a long time, we have always attached great importance to safeguarding the safety and legitimate rights and interests of overseas Taiwanese compatriots. From providing consular document services, to assisting in handling foreign civil disputes and economic and criminal cases involving Taiwan, to evacuating overseas Chinese in major emergencies, etc., the motherland is their A strong backing to help them solve their problems. Taiwan compatriots overseas can contact the Chinese embassy or consulate abroad for help if they encounter any difficulties.
The Democratic Progressive Party authorities have a negative attitude towards the calls of the Taiwanese people to safeguard their legitimate rights and interests, and even try to fabricate lies to blame the mainland. This fully exposes that they do not take the life safety, interests and well-being of the Taiwanese people at heart, and engage in political manipulation, incite confrontation, and A consistent tactic to deceive the public.
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According to media reports on the 12th, in the past month, more than 5,000 Taiwanese people have been deceived by fraud syndicates into Cambodia and other countries in the name of work. were subsequently imprisoned and abused. After the news was released, it attracted a lot of attention on the island. Taiwanese businessmen and politicians have published articles many times stating that the only effective way to rescue abducted Taiwanese people is to ask for official assistance from the mainland.
One victim, Xiaoyu (pseudonym), described on a Taiwanese media program on the 17th how she was deceived into Cambodia. She even said that when she asked Taiwan’s foreign affairs department for help, she was hung up on the phone.
According to reports, Xiaoyu said that the motorcycle shop she had previously invested in with her friends was shut down due to the impact of the epidemic, so she lost her source of income. She accidentally learned about the invitation to work in Cambodia through a friend. At that time, the other party offered her a monthly salary of 45,000 to 50,000 and invited her to work with her. The friend worked in paperwork, and eventually the three of them flew to Cambodia to work together. Xiaoyu said that they were doing "emotional fraud" in Cambodia. During the three months she was in Cambodia, she only received 800 US dollars, which is equivalent to more than NT$420,000. There was a big gap with the originally agreed salary. .
reported that in order to escape from the control of the fraud group, Xiaoyu once directly called Taiwan’s foreign affairs department, but the other party said that they were not dealing with such incidents and hung up on her. In the end, friends in Taiwan helped call the police, and Interpol rescued them.
In recent days, there have been frequent incidents of Taiwanese young people being lured to Cambodia with high salaries and then being put under house arrest, sexually assaulted, and even sold for their organs. As the facts of the case continue to be revealed, more and more netizens on the island have begun to feel angry at the inaction of the DPP authorities, and are even more worried about the social problems in Taiwan behind these tragedies.
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