DPP Lawmaker Fan Yun invited to give expert testimony to US congressional hearing

DPP Lawmaker Fan Yun invited to give expert testimony to US congressional hearing

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For the first time ever, a lawmaker from Taiwan gave witness at a US congressional hearing. On July 23, DPP Lawmaker Fan Yun gave a statement remotely to the US Congressional-Executive Committee on China, in a hearing that aims to advance US legislation against China’s political warfare that aims to undermine US-Taiwan relations. In Fan’s 12-minute speech, she gave various examples of China’s malign influences and campaigns that seek to repress Taiwan. Let’s hear more.

Fan Yun
Lawmaker (DPP)
After hitting a decisive three-run home run, our team’s captain pointed to the blank space on his jersey, where “Taiwan” should be.

Last year, Taiwan’s baseball team won the WBSC Premier12 championship. But like in any other international sports games, any mention of “Taiwan” is taboo. This example was given in DPP Lawmaker Fan Yun’s testimony for a hearing at the US Congressional-Executive Committee on China. Fan is also the first legislator from Taiwan to serve as a witness at a US congressional hearing.

Fan Yun
Lawmaker (DPP)
This is the reality we live with: constantly silenced by the PRC. [These] transnational attacks against members of the military and the government, including the planned car collision targeting then-VP-elect Hsiao in Czechia.

As an example of how China attempts to intimidate Taiwan officials, Fan mentioned how Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim was tailed by spies affiliated with the Chinese embassy during her visit to Prague shortly after her election. She also touched upon China’s information warfare in Taiwan, which involves attempts to influence local media outlets with disinformation campaigns and subsidies to internet celebrities to create China-friendly content. She also linked a delegation of around a dozen KMT lawmakers that met with an official of China’s Taiwan Affairs Office to opposition-led controversial legislations, and explained how that sparked the mass recall movement to unseat district KMT lawmakers. With that, Fan urged the US to step up in supporting Taiwan against China’s malign influences.

Fan Yun
Lawmaker (DPP)
Standing with Taiwan, we can work together to protect our shared values, prosperity and the rules-based global order.

Fan was invited to give testimony to help advance US legislative bills such as the “Stand with Taiwan Act” and the “Transnational Repression Policy Act,” which are part of the US’ effort to counter China’s political warfare against Taiwan.

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防堵中國跨國鎮壓 "視訊出席美聽證會"范雲創立委首例

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美國國會及行政部門中國問題委員會，23號舉行的「與台灣同一陣線：反制中國政治戰與跨國鎮壓」聽證會，首度邀請台灣立委親自作證。民進黨立委范雲受邀以視訊方式參加，控訴被中國打壓已成為台灣的日常。

[[民進黨立委范雲]]
“在打出了關鍵的三分砲後，我們的隊長卻只能以手指向，球衣的空白地方，那裡本該印著"台灣"字樣”

去年世界棒球12強賽，台灣隊勇奪冠軍，但"台灣"兩個字卻成了禁忌，不准公開說，也不准公開秀。我國民進黨立委，以視訊方式參加美國國會就北京政治戰舉行的聽證會，這也是我國立委首例。

[[立委(民) 范雲]]
“這就是台灣的日常，被中國噤聲。這些跨國攻擊鎖定了，軍方和政府的人員，包括當時(2024)的副總統當選人蕭美琴”

就連副總統蕭美琴出訪海外，都遭到中方意圖以汽車衝撞恐嚇。范雲表示，中共利用假訊息，影響新聞報導與社論方向，也資助台灣的網紅，進行統戰。也提到在野黨國民黨立委訪問中國，並且推動違憲法案，對此台灣正在進行大規模罷免行動。范雲呼籲美方堅定挺台。

[[立委(民) 范雲]]
“和台灣站在一起，我們一同捍衛共享的價值觀和繁榮，以及全球秩序”

這次聽證會，也推動"與台灣同一陣線法案"、"跨國鎮壓政策法案"兩項立法，共同對抗中國威脅。

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