Taipei hits back at ‘despotic and pig-headed authoritarian regime’ as Beijing publishes identities of 18 people it claims are spreading ‘separatist’ messages Taipei hits back at ‘despotic and pig-headed authoritarian regime’ as Beijing publishes identities of 18 people it claims are spreading ‘separatist’ messages Chinese police have offered rewards for information about 18 people that Beijing accuses of being Taiwanese military psychological operations officers spreading “separatist” messages,