Taiwan said on Monday it was prepared to review a petition for asylum from a Chinese activist who left his tour group in Taiwan without notice last week.
TAIPEI: Taiwan said on Monday it was prepared to review a petition for asylum from a Chinese activist who left his tour group in Taiwan without notice last week.
Local media reported on Sunday that Zhang Xiangzhong, whose whereabouts remain unknown, has said he will make an asylum request on Tuesday with the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) , Taiwan’s China policy-making body.
“If he submits a political asylum request, we’re ready to review it, ” MAC chairwoman Chang Hsiao-yueh told legislators in a parliament session.
“It is too early to say if we will allow it… We’re looking for him. He has not contacted any government agencies.”
Zhang, 48, is from Shandong province and was jailed for three years for participating in the New Citizens’ Movement in China, the reports said.
