Taiwan Expels Chinese TikToker Over ‘Unify by Force’ Speech

The government also revoked the citizenship of a middleman in a CCP scheme, and promised to probe celebrities who backed Beijing’s ‘unification’ narrative.

Guards raise Taiwan's national flag on the Democracy Boulevard at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on Nov. 29, 2024. I-Hwa Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

A Chinese TikToker has become the first resident of Taiwan to have her residency permit revoked over her speech in relation to China’s annexation of Taiwan “by force.”

Liu Zhenya, wife of a Taiwanese citizen and reportedly a mother of three, runs a TikTok channel with nearly half a million subscribers that publishes content pushing for mainland China’s “unification” with Taiwan.