China issues warrants for alleged Taiwanese hackers, bans business for pro-independence links

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China issued warrants connected Thursday (June 5, 2025) for 20 Taiwanese radical it said carried retired hacking missions successful the Chinese mainland connected behalf of the island's ruling party, portion separately banning dealings with a Taiwanese institution whose owners mainland authorities called “hardcore Taiwan independency supporters".

Police successful the confederate manufacturing hub of Guangzhou said they were led by a antheral named Ning Enwei connected behalf of Taiwan's independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party but did not place their alleged crimes.

Meanwhile, China’s Government said “All commercialized interaction had been banned with the Sicuens International Company Ltd.., which it says are led by businessman Puma Shen and his father, calling the 2 men independency supports.”

Websites mentioning Sicuens accidental it specialises successful sourcing bicycle parts from China.

Mr. Shen is besides the caput of the Kuma Academy, an organisation that encourages Taiwanese radical to hole for imaginable invasion.

China considers Taiwan its ain territory, to beryllium brought nether its power by unit if necessary.

Zhu Fenglian, a spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of China's Cabinet, said Sicuens “engages successful commercialized and concern practice with definite mainland enterprises successful pursuit of economical benefits”.

“The mainland broadside volition ne'er let enterprises related to die-hard Taiwan independence' supporters to question profits successful the mainland,” Mr. Zhu was quoted arsenic saying.

China past twelvemonth announced punishments connected Mr. Shen and the Kuma Academy, saying Mr. Shen had been “actively and systematically organizing activities promoting Taiwan independence”.

The Academy's website says it “aims to hole a prewar mentality for civilians, our ngo is to cultivate self-defence capableness and volition to support Taiwan. We supply cognition and skills to assistance radical prolong themselves and recognise force disinformation operations successful some bid and wartime situations”.

Taiwan has responded by bulking up its ain military, portion immoderate backstage individuals person opened camps for grooming successful guerilla warfare.

Published - June 05, 2025 01:22 p.m. IST