Diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists

Further information: Guidelines on Imposing Criminal Punishments on Diehard "Taiwan independence" Separatists for Conducting or Inciting Secession

Diehard "Taiwan independence" separatists (Chinese: "台独"顽固分子; pinyin: "Táidú" wángù fènzǐ) is a term used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the government of the People's Republic of China to refer to prominent supporters of Taiwan independence.

The Taiwan Affairs Office first published a list of organizations described as affiliated in 2022. The Chinese government has stated that individuals named on the list are subject to government sanctions and may be tried in absentia. Reported sanctions include lifelong criminal liability under the Anti-Secession Law, the Criminal Law and the National Security Law, and in some cases penalties up to and including the death penalty. Enterprises that donated to affiliated organizations were placed on a cooperation blacklist and their leaders were barred from entering China.

On 26 May 2024, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of Justice jointly issued the Guidelines on Imposing Criminal Punishments on Diehard "Taiwan independence" Separatists for Conducting or Inciting Secession, which set out the crimes, penalties, prosecution, and judicial procedures applicable to the Taiwan independence movement and to those identified as "die-hard 'Taiwan independence' elements".

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