Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council confirms Chinese asylum seeking pair will not be sent back to China, irrespective of asylum application
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/10/18
By: Scott Morgan, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) spokesperson
Yan Kefen, left, with Liu Xinglian (By Central News Agency)
confirmed that Taiwan will not deport the pair of Chinese asylum seekers who arrived at Taoyuan International Airport on Sept. 27, reported CNA.
The MAC said the Taiwan government will ensure that the Chinese pair will be safe during their time in Taiwan, and that their cases will be heard according to Taiwan’s law, previous asylum claims in Taiwan, and international norms.
Two Chinese nationals, Yan Kefen (顏克芬) and Liu Xinglian (劉興聯), were meant to transfer through Taoyuan International Airport en route to Beijing, but instead sought political asylum in Taiwan. The pair are said to hold a “UN Refugee Certificate” and claim that they were persecuted by Chinese authorities.
It was reported last week that the MAC gave assurances to people linked to the pair that they would not be sent to China, irrespective of the outcome of their application.
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