Choose a Side: China Warns It Will Ban Taiwanese Businesses Over Political Stance

Choose a Side: China Warns It Will Ban Taiwanese Businesses Over Political Stance
Pedestrians cross a street lined with the signs of electronic brands in Taipei on Jan. 12, 2016. Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
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Taiwanese businesses that support the island’s independence won’t be allowed to profit in mainland China, a spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) said, as the regime punished a Taiwanese conglomerate for allegedly breaking the law.

“The majority of Taiwanese businessmen and enterprises must distinguish right from wrong, stand firm, and draw a clear line with the Taiwan independence separatist forces,” Zhu Fenglian said in a statement on Nov. 22.
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