In a bold stand against China’s intimidation tactics, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker Puma Shen departed for the Netherlands yesterday to attend a high-level international forum, despite being declared “wanted” by China.

The Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau in late October issued a warrant against Shen, accusing him of “secessionist crimes” for his work with Kuma Academy, a civil defence initiative that educates Taiwanese citizens on how to respond in case of a Chinese invasion.

The politically charged probe, grounded in China’s Criminal Law and its newly expanded rules on punishing “Taiwan independence separatists,” has been condemned as yet another example of China’s extraterritorial repression, as reported by The Taipei Times.

According to The Taipei Times, a Ch

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