TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — China's Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) on Tuesday (Aug. 7) added a page to its website listing “Taiwan independence die-hards" including Taiwan's vice president and defense minister. 

The TAO on June 21 released “22 Opinions” imposing draconian punishments for “Taiwan independence die-hards" including the death penalty. On Tuesday, a floating popup window appeared on the homepage of the TAO website that reads “Punish ‘Taiwan independence’ die-hards under the law.”

Clicking on this popup launches a new page with the same title and the word “Taiwan independence” highlighted in green and shackled with chains. The top section reads "A list of ‘Taiwan independence’ die-hards."

The list includes current and former top government officials: former Premier Su Tseng-chang (蘇貞昌), former President of the Cabinet You Si-kun (游錫堃), National Security Council (NSC) Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴), Minister of National Defense Wellington Koo (顾立雄), and Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Council Lin Fei-fan (林飛帆). 

It also lists the following current and former legislators: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Chi-Chang (蔡其昌), DPP Legislator Ker Chien-ming (柯建銘), former New Power Party (NPP) Legislator Chen Jiau-hua (陳椒華), and DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇).

This list is followed by a section displaying statements from the TAO regarding punishments and sanctions to be imposed on Taiwan independence activists and organizations affiliated with them. Next are relevant legal documents such as the Anti-Secession Law. 

A fourth section provides a link to report “clues and crimes” of Taiwan independence activists listed above, while a fifth row calls on the public to report new alleged suspects who have “committed serious crimes.” At the bottom of the page is an email address to “report clues.”