Couple at center of China spy-ring allegations found in Taiwan and exit-restricted

Gong Qing hides her face in Taipei City after being exit-restricted on suspicion of violating National Security law

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Phillip Charlier 0 Comment Chinese espionage, election, spy scandal, Wang Liqiang

The director of a Hong Kong-listed company who was named as an alleged high-level Chinese intelligence operative in an explosive media expose in Australia a few days ago was stopped at Taoyuan International Airport Sunday night, and has been restricted from leaving the country after being interviewed by prosecutors. Xiang Xin (向心) and his wife Gong Qing (龔青) were named by Wang Liqiang as the heads of a front company working for the Chinese intelligence service, during a media interview

Politics

November 23, 2019June 7, 2020 Phillip Charlier 2 Comments Han Guo-yu, Taiwan democracy, Taiwan Presidential Elections, Wang Liqiang

Opposition presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu appeared to be on the back foot today, when he struck out at allegations that Chinese Communist Party-backed operatives had invested RMB1.5 billion (NT$6 billion) to push Taiwanese media to promote his campaign to unseat the Democratic Progressive party in last year’s nationwide local elections. “If I took one cent from the Chinese Communist Party, I will resign from the Presidential race,” Han Guo-yu said, gesticulating in an angry manner. Han was responding to allegations