Documentary by Influencers Reveals Over 100,000 Taiwanese Hold Chinese IDs; Universities Organize Recruitment Events for Hong Kong Students to Join HK Police

Taiwanese anti-CCP influencer Ba Jiong (right) visits Chen Boyuan (left). (Screenshot from video)

People News - According to People News, Taiwanese influencers "Ba Jiong" (Wen Ziyu) and "Minnan Wolf PYC" (Chen Boyuan) recently produced a documentary exposing the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) united front tactics. The documentary reveals how CCP officials bribe Taiwanese influencers, garnering significant attention. The first episode, released on YouTube, has nearly 3 million views in just three weeks. The second episode, which premiered on Saturday evening (29th), uncovers that over 100,000 Taiwanese have obtained Chinese IDs. It also details how the CCP uses financial incentives to attract young Taiwanese to "start businesses" in China.

According to a Radio Free Asia report, the second episode follows Chen Boyuan's visit to Xiamen’s "Taiwan Youth Entrepreneurship Base." Taiwanese intermediaries warmly welcome him, offering dormitory accommodations and stating that the base targets Taiwanese students aged 18 to 35 or younger professionals under 45. Those interested in starting a business can apply for substantial funding or investment amounts ranging from 50,000 to 200,000 (the documentary does not specify whether this is in RMB or TWD). Most of these ventures are nominally "cross-border e-commerce." The documentary also features Taiwanese individuals touted as "success stories," claiming they could "make money without investing any."

Regarding Hong Kong, the documentary mentions that a communication group at the Quanzhou campus of Huaqiao University in Xiamen called on Hong Kong students early last month to participate in a recruitment event organized by the Hong Kong Police. The group explicitly stated that the purpose was to "cultivate more patriotic forces for Hong Kong."

In the documentary, Chen Boyuan highlights the CCP's current united front strategy of collaborating with Taiwanese influencers to subtly promote the narrative that everything in China is excellent. The CCP's local united front departments then use collaborators or intermediaries in Taiwan to lure young people to China to establish "cross-border e-commerce" businesses, supported by entrepreneurship funds. Chen bluntly warns, "The more money you take, the harder it is to escape the trap set by the CCP. Even if you claim to be 'anti-communist' while earning money from the CCP, your mindset is gradually being infiltrated."

"Buying Votes" and Financial Support from CCP

A member of the editorial committee of Xiamen’s Strait Herald told Chen Boyuan that Taiwanese youth interested in elections could join parties such as the New Party or the Unified Promotion Party. However, while the New Party lacks organizational votes, the Kuomintang has them. They added that funds for "vote-buying" could be applied for from the CCP.

The documentary also reveals that the CCP is issuing Chinese IDs to a large number of Taiwanese, with figures exceeding 100,000. In Xiamen alone, over 2,000 Taiwanese have received such IDs, while more than 4,000 have applied for household registration. The number is projected to grow to 200,000 in the future. Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council has stated that it will conduct strict investigations into this matter.