Taiwan has warned its citizens against unnecessary travel to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, after Beijing threatened to impose the death penalty on people judged to be "diehard" Taiwan independence supporters.
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00:00Taiwan is warning its citizens to avoid unnecessary travel to China, including Hong Kong and Macau.
00:06The travel alert follows Beijing's threat that it would execute, die hard, Taiwan independent
00:11separatists in extreme cases under new legal guidelines.
00:15China sees Taiwan as part of its territory, even though the Communist Party government
00:19has never controlled Taiwan.
00:22Since President Lai Ching-tung won the election in January, China has stepped up pressure
00:26on Taiwan with increased military activity around the country.