The Mainland Affairs Council is condemned Chinese authorities for issuing a
bounty notice for two Taiwanese YouTubers for allegedly "inciting secession."

According to the council, the action is aimed at creating unease in Taiwan
and inflaming nationalist sentiment in China.

The statment comes after the public security bureau in Quanzhou, Fujian
Province, issued a bounty notice for YouTubers Ba Qiong and Chen Po-yuan on
suspicion of "inciting secession."

The notice states that the two YouTubers "have long used overseas social
media platforms to post and spread large amounts of 'anti-China' and 'resist
China' content and rhetoric inciting secession."

The notice also accuses them of smearing China's policies that "benefit
Taiwan," bullying Chinese spouses living in Taiwan, and advocating for
"Taiwan independence."

The Mainland Affairs Council is describing the notices as "merely for show" -
saying the accusations amount to claims the two individuals are engaging in
"Taiwan independence" activities -- allegations that require no evidence in
the eyes of Chinese authorities.