Yang Chih-yuan

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

Beijing’s spy agency ‘destroyed large number’ of Taiwan intelligence networks

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Beijing’s spy agency ‘destroyed large number’ of Taiwan intelligence networks

“[We have] severely punished spies who carried out intelligence theft, infiltration and sabotage activities, in accordance with the law, effectively safeguarding the security of our country’s core secrets,” the ministry said in the post. It made specific mention of the arrest of Taiwanese political activist Yang Chih-yuan, which it called “an innovation in the law … Read more