Taiwanese woman swears loyalty to China's constitution, accepts 'supervision'
Taiwan News
Date: 2020/07/17
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
Chen Chun-chen. (Douyin screenshot)
Taiwanese netizens on the popular online message board PTT posted a link to the video on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, with the caption "The first Taiwanese in history to respect the constitution and pledge patriotism." In the video, a woman swears the following oath:
"I am a person from Taiwan, China. I swear allegiance to the constitution of the People's Republic of China, and to uphold constitutional authority, fulfill statutory obligations, show loyalty to the Motherland, show loyalty to the people, cherish my position and fulfill my work responsibilities, uphold integrity and friendliness, and accept the supervision of the people. To build a prosperous democracy for a civilized, harmonious, and beautiful socialist powerful nation, I will work hard."
She then proudly identified herself as Chen Chun-chen (陳淳薽). The video comes just weeks after the national security law for Hong Kong went into effect and makes references to the Chinese constitution, loyalty to China, and "supervision" — all major themes of the new draconian law. [FULL STORY]
