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China condemns Taiwan travel warning, reassures visitors’ safety

China has urged Taiwanese to visit the mainland “without the slightest concern”, condemning the island’s authorities’ decision to raise the travel alert level following Beijing’s threats targeting independence activists. Last week, Beijing released judicial guidelines for criminal punishments for Taiwan independence supporters, including the death penalty for “particularly serious” cases involving “hardline” supporters. In response, Taiwan’s government on Thursday urged the public to avoid “unnecessary travel” to mainland China and Hong Kong. It also raised the travel warning for China to the second-highest “orange” level. But Zhu Fenglian, a spokeswoman for a Chinese body in charge of Taiwan affairs, said