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| Taiwanese nationals being deported to mainland China by the Kenyan authorities. |
Kenyan
is deporting 45 Taiwanese nationals to mainland China where they face
investigation for fraud, Chinese state media said on Wednesday after Taipei
blasted Beijing for “abducting” its citizens.
Taipei
said this week that Beijing had “illegally” pressured authorities in Nairobi to
deport eight of its citizens to the mainland after they had been cleared of
fraud charges in Kenya, in a case which has inflamed passions in Taiwan.
A total
of 67 people from Taiwan and mainland China will be deported from Kenya on
Wednesday after 10 were sent back at the weekend, the official Xinhua news
agency cited police as saying. Altogether, 45 are Taiwanese.
“Mainland
police will investigate the Taiwanese suspects in strict accordance with the
law and keep Taiwanese authorities informed,” Xinhua cited China’s public
security ministry as saying.
China
considers Taiwan to be one of its provinces awaiting reunification, by force if
necessary, even though the island has ruled itself since 1949 following a civil
war split.
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