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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amy Hawkins Senior China correspondent

Taiwan convicts four former ruling party officials of spying for China

Lai Ching-te waves
Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te. One of his former aides was among those convicted. Photograph: Ann Wang/Reuters

Four former employees of Taiwan’s ruling political party have been convicted of spying for China and handed prison sentences of up to 10 years.

The four include a former aide to Taiwan’s president, 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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