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Taiwanese activist jailed for five years in China for ‘subversion’ | South China Morning Post

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Taiwanese democracy activist Lee Ming-cheh was sentenced to five years in prison on subversion charges, after publishing online articles that criticised the ruling Chinese Communist Party and promoted democracy. The judgement may have further soured cross-strait ties.

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