Curbs imposed on firm associated with separatist

The State Council Taiwan Affairs Office on Thursday announced bans on a Taiwan company associated with Shen Pao-yang, who promotes separatist activities in Taiwan, from engaging in deals or collaborations with organizations, businesses and individuals in the Chinese mainland.

Shen, a "legislator" from the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan, faced punitive measures from the mainland last October due to his separatist actions. The measures included restrictions on entering the mainland and limitations on affiliated organizations' cooperation with the mainland.

Shen established the Kuma Academy in Taiwan to propagate separatist ideologies and "anti-China" sentiments among Taiwan people, particularly youth, through lectures, training sessions, outdoor activities and parent-child programs.

Investigations revealed that Shen's father, Shen Tu-cheng, serves as the head of the Taiwan-based company Sicuens International Co, which conducts trade and business collaborations with some mainland enterprises to gain economic benefits.

Zhu Fenglian, spokeswoman of the Taiwan Affairs Office, said that the mainland will never allow "Taiwan independence" separatists and their associated enterprises to profit in the mainland, and would initiate punitive actions against the company.

According to a recent report from Hong Kong media outfit Takungpao, since 2008, the company has primarily sourced goods in Zhejiang, Guangdong and Fujian provinces, including textiles, stone materials, building materials, bicycle components and tires. It resells them to countries like Ecuador to profit from price differentials.