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Taiwan firm with mainland China offices fires nephew of minister on Beijing sanctions list

Long Time Technology Co statement says employees required to ‘stay away from any political behaviour that undermines peace and stability’

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Liu Shyh-fang, the interior minister of Taiwan, is on a Beijing sanctions list targeting “staunch Taiwan independence figures”. Photo: Handout
William Zheng
A Taiwanese company with mainland China subsidiaries has fired the nephew of Taiwan’s interior minister, Liu Shyh-fang, whom Beijing blames for Taipei’s hostile cross-strait policies.

In a statement issued on Wednesday night, a Jiangxi-province-based subsidiary of Taiwan’s Long Time Technology Co Ltd said Yen Wen-chun had been dismissed from all positions at the firm and its mainland units, effective April 7.

Yen is a nephew of Liu, who is on Beijing’s sanctions list for allegedly undermining cross-strait relations and promoting Taiwan independence.
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The statement said the company “solemnly pledged” to strictly require all employees to “stay away from any political behaviour that undermines peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait”.

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It also said its corporate funds were used “solely for pure industrial research and development and business development”, while “strictly prohibiting any resources from being used to directly or indirectly support individuals or organisations with specific political stances, such as those advocating ‘Taiwan independence’ or violating the one-China principle”.

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