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Taiwan charges five over plot to ram comedian who mocked Xi
Prosecutors in New Taipei charged five men over a plot to injure comedian Huang Yi-hao with a car, saying a person called K from China paid them. Huang has made jokes about the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping.
Why it matters
Taiwan has cited such cases in accusing China of transnational repression against critics.
Background
Beijing claims self-governed Taiwan as its territory. Taiwan has repeatedly accused China of trying to intimidate critics on the island.
Sources
- The Guardian ↗Oct 21, 12:13 PM ET
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