Taiwan

Extradition

Following last year's repatriation by the Philippines of 14 Taiwanese criminal suspects to the mainland, Taipei and Manila were close to an agreement that would protect Taiwanese residents against being summarily deported to the mainland. Beijing has not opposed the arrangement.

Taiwan

Extradition

Taiwan announced that it will lift punitive sanctions on the Philippines and end a row over Manila's deportation of 14 Taiwanese fraud suspects to the mainland to face prosecution. The announcement came after the Philippines sacked two senior immigration officials and again expressed "deep regrets".