Keeping outside influences away isn't always easy in Taiwan...
Xu, the former head of the Taiwan People's Party's New Immigrants Committee, was convicted of violating the Anti-Infiltration Act, the Banking Act, and the Criminal Act. The verdict is expected to result in the revocation of her Taiwanese citizenship. She will also be deported after completing her prison sentence, per LTN.
Someone from the PRC... How did she get to Taiwan?
She married and moved to Taiwan in 1993 and obtained Taiwanese citizenship in 2000, although she did not renounce her Chinese citizenship. She served for years as head of the Cross-Strait Marriage and Family Service Alliance and maintained frequent contact with Chinese officials.
So that was back when the KMT still invited women from the PRC to come to Taiwan.
An investigation found that Xu had long-term interactions with multiple Chinese officials and, starting in 2021, followed their instructions to campaign for TPP candidates, thereby allowing pro-unification forces to gain influence within the party. A candidate recommended by Chinese officials was eventually included on the TPP's list of at-large legislative candidates.
The TPP came into existence when a few people left the DPP. Apparently there was some outside support. So, it was all political?
She was also charged with operating an underground money exchange and engaging in loan fraud in March. The New Taipei District Court found her guilty of these charges as part of the combined seven-year sentence, which can be appealed, per LTN.
Ah, she's universally talented... OK, seriously: Until all this was proven, you can bet that there was a lot of loud noise complaining about "prosecution by the DPP" etc. I wish we had friendlier neighbours...
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