Eleven MPs Receive Warning From Beijing Consulate After Attending Taiwanese Event

Taiwan’s local diplomatic representatives said the email was aimed at intimidating local MPs.

Eleven local Australian MPs attending a function to commemorate the inauguration of the new Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te in Sydney, Australia on May 20, 2024. Rachel Qu/The Epoch Times

Beijing has emailed the 11 NSW MPs who attended a gala dinner celebrating the inauguration of new Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te, urging them not to recognise the democratically elected island as separate from the mainland.

The email, from an unnamed consular official in Sydney, is titled, “Concerns Regarding Attendance at the Taiwan-related Event.”