Kuma Academy, the Taiwan Anti-Communist Defense Alliance (TACDA), human rights activist Lee Ming-che (李明哲), and anti-CCP influencer Pa Chiung (八炯) joined forces to hold a press conference at the National Taiwan University Alumni Hall on Tuesday. They urged the government to strictly review the minimum residency period required for Chinese spouses to obtain Taiwanese citizenship. They also called on the public to recall legislators who support loosening the residency requirement for Chinese spouses.

The press conference was held amid the controversy surrounding the Taiwanese government&39;s (劉振亞) residency rights, following her statement on her Douyin account “Yaya in Taiwan,” which she used to advocate for China to unify Taiwan by force.

Kuma Academy CEO Chu Fu-ming (朱福銘) stated they are demanding an extension of the minimum residency requirement for Chinese spouses from six to eight years and the revocation of dependency rights. He also noted that the National Intelligence Law of the People’s Republic of China, passed in 2017, obligates all Chinese citizens to support, assist, and comply with national intelligence work. He concluded by stating that Chinese spouses who promote the use of military force to unify Taiwan should be deported.

Citing the latest Freedom House report, activist Lee Ming-che stated that China runs an extensive campaign of transnational repression globally. He said that Liu’s narrative aligns with a totalitarian country’s attempt to undermine Taiwan’s freedom and democracy, adding that the government's decision to revoke Liu’s residency rights is reasonable.

Lee further suggested that all China-related policymaking and legislation in Taiwan should take this undeniable fact into account. He also warned that if the government overlooks this, Taiwan could lose its democracy and freedom overnight.