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Taiwan Accuses China of New Transnational Repression Tactic
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News18•03-10-2026, 17:45
Taiwan Accuses China of New Transnational Repression Tactic
- •Taiwan accuses China of a new form of transnational repression after individuals impersonated documentary distributor Kuan Chien-chung to issue threats.
- •The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) reported at least three incidents where people posing as Kuan threatened individuals and organizations.
- •MAC deputy head Liang Wen-chieh stated the coordinated nature of the incidents suggests more than ordinary impersonation, possibly Chinese transnational repression.
- •The alleged campaign includes threats against a lawyer in November 2025, Taiwan's Kuma Academy, and the Taiwan Falun Dafa Association on September 29.
- •The controversy follows earlier threats, including bomb threats, against cinemas screening "State Organs," a documentary critical of China's alleged forced organ harvesting.
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Taiwan accused China of transnational repression after unidentified individuals impersonated documentary distributor Kuan Chien-chung and used his identity and phone number to issue threats on at least three occasions.
The documentary State Organs was distributed in Taiwan in 2024 by Kuan Chien-chung, who heads Lion Movies Culture Co.
Cinemas and organizations involved in screening State Organs, a Canadian documentary examining forced organ harvesting in China involving Falun Gong practitioners, received dozens of threats including bomb threats.
