The Liberal International, a global alliance of liberal and progressive democratic political parties, yesterday unanimously passed a resolution proposed by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Fan Yun (范雲) to condemn China’s transnational repression against Taiwanese.
The motion was passed on the first day of the Liberal International’s 209th Executive Committee Meeting in The Hague, Netherlands.
Fan, who is the Liberal International’s vice president and attending on behalf of the DPP, proposed an emergency resolution to support DPP Legislator Puma Shen (沈伯洋) and counter transnational repression.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators Fan Yun, center, and Puma Shen, first right, pose with event attendees at a forum held on the sidelines of the Liberal International Executive Committee Meeting at The Hague, Netherlands, in an undated photograph.
Photo courtesy of the DPP
China’s Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau late last month listed Shen as “wanted” for crimes of “separatism” for promoting “Taiwanese independence.”
On Nov. 9, the state-run China Central Television aired a segment which suggested that Interpol should pursue Shen.
The meeting in The Hague gathered nearly 170 representatives of liberal parties and democracy advocates from 48 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia, Fan said.
All representatives supported her motion of “countering transnational repression,” she said, adding that what is more important is that another representative motioned to change the wording from “transnational repression” to “transnational repression by the People’s Republic of China’s on Taiwanese nationals,” explicitly pointing out China’s threat toward Taiwan.
The eight points in the resolution include: condemning ongoing transnational repression by China, urging all member parties and governments to strengthen their laws to protect people from such transnational repression, and calling all members to counter China’s political coercion aimed to silence Taiwanese.
The resolution also includes supporting Taiwan’s democratic resilience and its important role as a partner defending global democratic values, and encouraging the development of international mechanisms to monitor, prevent and respond to transnational repression.
It also calls for the international community to firmly uphold the rules-based international order and peaceful diplomacy regarding Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait; clarify the legal boundaries of UN Resolution 2758 through multilateral cooperation among countries, allowing Taiwan’s meaningful participation in appropriate international organizations, without harming the “status quo.”
Finally, the resolution called for countries to prioritize dialogue, international laws and conflict prevention to ensure regional security and stability.
Shen, who also attended the meeting in the Hague, yesterday wrote on social media that a key moment during the process of passing the resolution was when a representative motioned to change the title to highlight China’s transnational repression on “Taiwanese nationals.”
“Taiwanese nationals — not the People of Taiwan, nor Residents of Taiwan, but ‘Taiwanese nationals,’” Shen said, adding it not only adds accuracy to the resolution’s wording, but also shows the international society’s recognition of Taiwan’s subjectivity.
Additional reporting by CNA
Source: Taipei Times - 2025/11/24
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