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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies

Four former staff of Taiwan’s ruling party charged with spying for China

A view of Taipei
Taiwan has ramped up its efforts to root out Taiwanese spies working for the Chinese government. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Taiwan prosecutors have charged four former staffers in the ruling Democratic Progressive party with spying for China while they worked in senior positions.

The four include a former aide to Lai Ching-te when he was vice-president and for a time during his current presidency, and a senior staffer to Joseph Wu, then foreign minister and now the national security chief.

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