The police of Quanzhou in Fujian Province on November 13, 2025 issued a bounty notice for clues on criminal and illegal activities of two Taiwan social media influencers Wen Tzu-yu, also known as Pa Chiung, and Chen Po-yuan, known as Minnan Wolf, who allegedly acted as henchmen and accomplices for secessionist forces.

The police of Quanzhou in Fujian Province on Thursday issued a bounty notice for clues on criminal and illegal activities of two Taiwan social media influencers Wen Tzu-yu, also known as Pa Chiung, and Chen Po-yuan, known as Minnan Wolf, who allegedly acted as henchmen and accomplices for secessionist forces. Individuals who assist the police in capturing the suspects may receive rewards ranging from 50,000 ($7,030) to 250,000 yuan, depending on their contribution, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Thursday, citing local police. 

On March 26, the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council named Wen Tzu-yu and Chen Po-yuan, as "Taiwan independence" henchmen and accomplices. 

According to investigations, the two have long been engaged in publishing and spreading inflammatory separatist rhetoric such as "resisting mainland and protecting Taiwan" and "relying on the US to seek independence," the police notice said. 

They have also allegedly launched malicious attacks and smear campaigns against mainland policies that benefit Taiwan residents, bullied and persecuted mainland spouses living in Taiwan, and acted as cyber auxiliaries for the Democratic Progressive Party authorities as well as so-called "vanguard" agents for anti-China forces in the US and other Western countries, causing serious negative impact, according to the notice. 

The public security authorities also urged compatriots in Taiwan to clearly recognize the extreme danger and harm of "Taiwan independence," to draw a clear line from separatist activities through concrete actions, and to actively provide clues related to illegal or criminal acts.

The public security authorities' announcement offering rewards for information on the illegal and criminal activities of two Taiwan social media influencers is a concrete measure to lawfully punish offenses involving secession and incitement to secession, Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Thursday. "It is also a just and necessary response to the strong public demand on both sides of the Straits to punish 'Taiwan independence' separatists," Chen said. 

Such henchmen and accomplices of "Taiwan independence" who commit wrongdoing and collude with external forces are despised by people across the Straits, Chen emphasized, saying that these petty villains must be strictly punished according to law and held accountable for life. 

"We hope compatriots on both sides of the Straits will actively provide relevant information about their illegal activities, resolutely oppose any form of 'Taiwan independence' separatism, and work together to safeguard our shared homeland and jointly create a bright future of national reunification and rejuvenation," Chen said. 

Some experts on the Taiwan affairs believe that issuing the bounty notice for clues on criminal and illegal activities of these two Taiwan social media influencers shows that the mainland is strictly cracking down on "Taiwan independence" separatists in accordance with the law. 

The public listing in March of these "Taiwan independence" henchmen and accomplices was not a symbolic gesture but the start of legal procedures - once sufficient evidence is gathered, the case moves into substantive investigation, Zheng Jian, a professor at the Taiwan Research Institute of Xiamen University, told the Global Times on Thursday. 

Taken together with actions against Shen Pao-yang, the mainland authorities' focus is clearly on cyberspace and the cognitive battlefield - combating disinformation and ideological subversion online - because the damage done there is severe and has tangible, real-world consequences, Zheng added. 

An investigative report exposing "Taiwan independence" separatist Shen Pao-yang was released on Sunday by Chinese state media China Central Television (CCTV), in which the Chongqing police said Shen has not only long advocated separatism but also, with the support of external forces, pushed forward a series of concrete "Taiwan independence" agendas. The Chongqing police received a large number of public tips related to Shen during the investigation, according to the report.

Cheng Lei, a professor at the Law School of Renmin University of China, said in the report that "based on the progress of the investigation and the evidence collected, once a wanted notice is issued, we can also pursue him through international channels such as Interpol and other related mechanisms, including red notices, to carry out a global manhunt."

The mainland indeed has the capacity for cross-border apprehension - China is an Interpol member and, Zheng noted, has signed bilateral extradition treaties with more than 60 countries, plus dozens of mutual legal-assistance treaties that impose reciprocal obligations. 

"If a suspect remains in Taiwan, under the relevant laws of the People's Republic of China on the pursuit of fugitives and recovery of assets, law enforcement agencies are also authorized to take necessary measures to carry out the arrest," Zheng added.