Chen Binhua

Mainland China jail term for Taiwanese ‘separatist’ prompts travel warning from Taipei

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Mainland China jail term for Taiwanese ‘separatist’ prompts travel warning from Taipei

A Taiwanese political activist has been sentenced to nine years in prison in mainland China on charges of “separatism”, a cross-strait first prompting an official travel warning from Taipei. Yang Chih-yuan, 34, was formally arrested in April last year, eight months after being detained in the eastern mainland city of Wenzhou. According to the Taiwan … Read more

Mainland China boat slip puts ‘negligent’ Taiwan coastguard on notice: analysts

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Mainland China boat slip puts ‘negligent’ Taiwan coastguard on notice: analysts

The 60-year-old man, identified by his last name Ruan, told authorities that he left the port city of Ningde in Fuzhou province last Saturday, sailing around 250km (155 miles) in 15 hours before he was apprehended at around 11am the next day. Lawmakers raised grave concerns that the man – who claimed to be an … Read more