MAC urges that Beijing should respect Taiwanese

According to media reports, hearing-impaired Taiwanese physicist, Cheng Yao, who was teaching at Tsing Hua University in Beijing, was accused of being impolite and speaking too loudly when applying for a visa extension recently.

As a result, he was detained for a day and ordered to leave China within one month, the reports said.

Asked about the matter in a regular press briefing, MAC Vice Chairman, Liu Te-hsun, said the government had no opinion about whether Cheng should be granted a visa extension, as that is at the sole discretion of Beijing.

However, when processing such applications, the Beijing authorities should respect the Taiwanese applicants, he said.

Liu said he believes that Cheng, who is an expert in nanotechnology, will be able contribute to Taiwan's research in this field if he returns to Taiwan.

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