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Violent Attacks on Critics of China in Taiwan Raise Concern over Transnational Repression
Prosecutors said the men were paid about $13,900 to seriously injure Huang after he criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- Taipei prosecutors charged five men on Tuesday with orchestrating a fake car accident targeting comedian Huang Yi-hao after they allegedly accepted $13,900 from a Chinese contact to injure him.
- Huang believes the assault stems from his performance last year criticizing Chinese President Xi Jinping and comparing him to Winnie the Pooh; he now travels with a police escort to every performance.
- Criminal Investigation Bureau commissioner Chiu Shao-Chou reported attacks have morphed from verbal harassment to physical danger, as authorities strengthen the Anti-Infiltration Act to punish such coordinated acts.
- Similar tactics targeted Japanese commentator Akio Yaita; China's Taiwan Affairs Office claimed Wednesday that allegations of 'transnational repression' are a lie by Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party.
- Analyst Matt Brazil warns the recent attacks represent a "big step beyond" traditional military posturing; authorities coordinating with U.S. officials note arrests in Los Angeles involving surveillance on President Lai Ching-te's son suggest a global threat.
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Comedian Huang Yi-hao was involved in a car accident in September, but it turned out to be a release attack
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Violent attacks on critics of China in Taiwan raise concern over transnational repression
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — In September, comedian Huang Yi-hao was involved in a car accident, something that could happen to anyone. But one thing stood out: the men in the
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