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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Fu Ting

China gave a 3-year sentence to a Taiwan-based publisher on charges of inciting separatism

The editor-in-chief of a Taiwanese publishing house received a three-year prison sentence after a Chinese court convicted him of inciting separatism, a Chinese government spokesperson said Wednesday.

The case raised concern about the risks of publishing books critical of the Chinese government and system, even outside mainland China.

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