Taiwan Presidential Office spokesperson Kuo Ya-hui on Monday thanked the United States for protecting Taiwanese citizens and condemned the Chinese Communist Party's transnational repression, while the Mainland Affairs Council said the number of people subjected to transnational repression targeting Taiwan has reached at least 126.
On October 6, the Taichung District Prosecutors Office indicted Hong Kong man Liao Gang-fa over the attack on Akio Yaita, accusing a 5-person gang of being hired to come to Taiwan to commit violence, and saying the public assault was intended to create a "kill one to warn a hundred" effect. Prosecutors are seeking a 5-year sentence, have issued wanted notices for 4 accomplices who had already left the country, and are pursuing the mastermind in a separate case.
On October 6, Mainland Affairs Council Minister Chiu Chui-cheng, speaking about the case of suspected surveillance of Lai Ching-te's family in the United States, said that existing laws are insufficient to counter acts such as being directed by the Chinese side to tail and film them and collect personal information, that the government is revising laws including the Anti-Infiltration Act, and that guidelines for nationwide assistance against transnational repression will be established as soon as possible.
On the morning of September 22, 2026, a pro-CCP sympathizer openly attacked Falun Gong practitioners holding a peaceful rally in front of the Chinese Consulate-General in Toronto, destroyed display boards, and issued death threats such as "I'll shoot you." Related tweets strongly condemned this atrocity.
Directed by a mainland figure identified as "K", the suspects tailed crosstalk performer Huang Yihao, and on September 11 near his residence in New Taipei they divided up duties — keeping lookout, ramming a vehicle and filming. Huang suffered a contusion to his right pelvis; afterwards the other party obtained a medical certificate through a traffic insurance claim and sent it back to K.
Chinese Communist Party-affiliated individuals funded and directed personnel in Taiwan to stalk Huang Yihao, install GPS tracking, and arrange a staged car crash, causing Huang Yihao minor injuries.
The Japanese government reportedly spoke out to condemn the Chinese Communist Party's attacks in Japan and Taiwan on some 400 people, including Japanese nationals, and said it would protect overseas residents.
On July 6, 2026, Japanese journalist based in Taiwan Akio Yaita was assaulted by a Hong Kong man, Liao Gangfa, after giving a speech in Taichung, suffering facial injuries. The suspect was arrested while attempting to leave the country. Taiwanese officials indicated that the case may involve transnational repression.
After Akio Yaita's speech, he was attacked at a hotel. The suspect changed clothes, headed to the airport and purchased a ticket to Busan, and was subsequently arrested by police; another associate was involved in the case.
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)'s National Unity and Progress Promotion Law took effect on July 1, and the law is considered to possibly provide a legal basis for the CCP to pressure or retaliate against Taiwan.
Four people from a Taiwanese tour group traveling to China have gone missing under unclear circumstances, raising concerns about personal safety within China.
Taiwanese scholar and journalist Akio Yaita was attacked, and the program discussed the incident in connection with the CCP's cross-border repression issue.
On the eve of Taiwanese comedian Huang Yi-hao's performance of a xiangsheng (cross-talk) satire of Xi Jinping at a Taipei comedy club, he was splashed with paint and threatened with feces, forcing him to cancel the show. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office concluded that the incident was cross-border repression directed by unidentified Chinese Communist Party figures.
According to ABC reports, multiple Sydney Hungry Panda delivery riders preparing to strike for better treatment, along with their families back in China, faced transnational repression and pressure from the CCP.