Lai authorities trying to hijack public opinion

The Lai Ching-te authorities of Taiwan have responded to the latest guidelines Beijing released on the punishments for Taiwan secessionists according to the law by alleging that the two sides of the Taiwan Strait do not belong to each other and the Chinese mainland has no jurisdiction rights over the island.

Yet they contradicted that claim by adding that more than 90 percent of the residents in Taiwan will be impacted by the guidelines.

The Lai authorities also raised the warning on travel to the mainland and the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions to "orange" to try and substantiate their allegation that these destinations are not safe for Taiwan tourists.