troublemaker

"You have to interview people who want to join, you don't want troublemakers."

One of the main organisers of the 2020 primary, Mr Tai has been labelled by China as a “hardcore troublemaker” for allegedly advocating Hong Kong independence and describing the Communist Party’s rule as a “dictatorship”.

When issues do arise, actors are scared to speak out or be seen as “troublemakers” because of an uneven power dynamic, Alexa says.

It has long seen Lai as a "troublemaker" advocating for Taiwan's independence.

That exercise, which China described as its largest yet, were timed to coincide with the inauguration of President Lai, who Beijing has long seen as a "troublemaker" advocating for Taiwan's independence.