In 2020, he applied for TRNC citizenship and donated a ventilator to the Ministry of Health and received a promise of “investment support”.
These events occurred shortly before Interpol put Xia under a ‘red notice’ after the Chinese government applied to Interpol for his arrest.
Following the discovery that Xia was an alleged criminal, the Council of Ministers met and decided to declare him a “banned immigrant”.
Dr. Pilli who was health minister at that time said, “I will support his investments“.
He said the following: “This assistance from our Chinese brothers is a contribution to humanity. As the Minister of Health, I am ready to provide all kinds of support for any contribution and investment they will make to this country”.
Additionally, former rector and founder of Kyrenia American University, Serhat Akpınar stated that after his meeting with Xia, a decision was made for cooperation between the TRNC and China, with the focus on education and tourism.
It is now anticipated that Xia will be deported to Turkey.
