Taipei, Jan 5 (NationPress) The Taiwanese administration has charged China with engaging in transnational repression after Chinese state media and social media platforms disseminated personal data concerning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen, including satellite images of his residence and workplace in Taipei, according to local news sources.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted that China's state-run media were employing digital authoritarianism and the odious tactic of doxxing to intimidate Taiwanese individuals, aiming to instill fear and a chilling impact within Taiwan's democratic society, as reported by the Taipei Times.

On January 2, a post on Facebook from Strait Plus, a media outlet affiliated with Chinese state media, revealed that a Chinese influencer had disclosed the locations of Shen’s home and workplace. The influencer claimed to have purchased commercial satellite imagery of Taipei and highlighted Shen’s residence and workplace on it.

She mentioned that the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau in 2025 had listed Puma Shen as “wanted” amidst an investigation into purported “secession-related” criminal activities in Taiwan.

The ministry pointed out that Strait Plus's actions contravened the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that "no one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation. Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks," citing Article 12 of the UN charter.

The ministry condemned the organization’s post as an invasion of personal privacy that exceeded the bounds of civility, adding that such behavior was deplorable.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized, "China’s transnational repression, harassment, and interventions targeting Taiwan and other nations have severely violated international law and human rights standards, explicitly demonstrating how the Beijing regime disregards essential human rights values and the privacy of a civilized society." The ministry reiterated that China and Taiwan are not subordinate to one another, and that China has no authority over the people of Taiwan.

The ministry declared plans to enhance emergency response and safety protocols at its overseas missions to protect Taiwanese citizens, and urged other nations to denounce China’s human rights violations and call for an end to its abusive long-arm jurisdiction and transnational repression, as reported by the Taipei Times.

In addition, Taiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs classified the incident as a case of cyberbullying, which encompasses doxxing and digital coercion, urging individuals to resist entities involved in such activities and to refrain from propagating hate speech on social media. The ministry noted that marking an individual’s residence on commercial satellite imagery constitutes a serious breach of personal privacy and is illegal. They have also requested Meta to eliminate content that poses threats to personal safety.

Puma Shen remarked in a Facebook post that China had executed a “precision attack” against him, as its recent military drills failed to intimidate the Taiwanese populace. He stated that the stock market continued to rise while Taiwan debunks rumors concerning national defense issues, inciting anger in China. He claimed that China is attempting to instill fear within the Taiwanese populace, suggesting that they have "informants everywhere"; however, he emphasized that this form of psychological warfare is ineffective in Taiwan.