Parents gather outside the Presidential office, urging the government to allow their children stranded in China to return. Even though their petition was accepted, authorities say the pandemic seems to have resurged in China, they will monitor the situation closely before any decisions can be made.


Parents and family members of more than 30 children of Chinese citizens once again gathered outside the Presidential Office to voice their concerns on the 14th. They shouted loudly in front of the government building, hoping President Tsai Ing-wen could hear them. A little girl even shed her tears because she missed her elder sister stranded in China.

I miss my older sister so much. I hope the government can let my sister come back soon.

I beg President Tsai, Premier Su and Minister Chen Shi-chung to let our children come home and have a chance to go to school.

Parents said their children are still not able to return in the foreseeable future despite the fact that the pandemic situation has eased and border controls have been relaxed. Other than being apart from their families, these children haven't been able to attend school for the entire semester, facing potential suspension due to the lack of academic records.

Summer vacation is the best time for them to come back. Because they won't be in contact with classmates for 1.5 months.

These parents have formed a self-help group, and said they are willing to pay for transportation, testing and cooperate with necessary prevention measures as long as their children are allowed to return. The group is urging the government to come up with concrete plans to bring those stranded children back. The Presidential Office has accepted their petition.

Please bring my older sister back.

We need to observe the pandemic prevention measures as a whole in China first before any decision is made. The government will cooperate with the Command Center to discuss related plan and assist children who are born to Chinese spouse to be able to come back to Taiwan as soon as possible.

The Mainland Affairs Council said the pandemic in China seems to have resurged, which would in turn affect the island's prevention and control policy. The Central Epidemic Command Center said it and other relevant authorities will monitor the situation in China closely before coming up with any supplementary plans.



30多位「小明」家長與親人不畏豔陽，14號再到總統府前陳情，大聲呼喊，希望把聲音傳達給蔡總統。甚至有小妹妹，因為思念滯留在中國的姐姐，當場哭了出來。

陳小妹妹表示：「好想我姐姐，政府希望可以讓我姐姐，趕快回來！」

家長 許小姐表示：「求求蔡總統、蘇院長、陳時中部長，讓我們的小孩，有一條回家的路，有一個讀書的機會。」

「小明」家長們認為，現在台灣疫情趨緩，邊境管制措施也逐漸放寬，但讓孩子回台的計畫，卻一再拖延。除了和家人分離，小明們也已經有一學期沒上學，沒有學期成績，面臨被勸休學的困境。

家長 王先生表示：「（暑假)這個時候，是他們回來的最好的時間點。因為他們回來之後，有一個半月的時間，其實不會跟學校的同學接觸。」

「台灣滯陸孩童父母自救會」表示，這些家庭都願意負擔「小明」返台後的交通及檢疫相關費用，及配合防疫措施，呼籲政府盡快制定並公布具體方案，讓「小明」們返台與家人團聚。由於在總統府前陳情，總統府也出面接收陳情書。

「讓我姐姐回來！」

陸委會發言人 邱垂正表示：「需要觀察，中國大陸整體防疫的情況，再做決定。政府會配合指揮中心，積極研議相關的方案，盡速協助陸配子女，能夠儘快順利返台。」

陸委會表示，近期中國疫情有復發態勢，由於涉及我國疫情防控政策，何時解禁需要觀察中國疫情，對於相關配套方案，疫情指揮中心與相關機關都會積極地研議評估。