Taipei [Taiwan], June 25 (ANI): Taiwanese academics, government officials and civic organisations have voiced growing alarm over China’s newly enacted Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law, warning that its sweeping extraterritorial provisions could expose Taiwanese citizens to legal and political risks beyond China’s borders, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, the law, approved by China’s National People’s Congress in March, seeks to strengthen what Beijing describes as a unified Chinese national identity.

However, Article 63 extends China’s legal reach to organisations and individuals outside the country accused of undermining ethnic unity or encouraging separatism, raising concerns over its potential international application.

Hung Pu Chao, deputy head of Tunghai University’s Center for Mainland China and Regional Development Research, cautioned that the legislation could pave the way for punitive measures against Taiwanese citizen...