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Taiwan man charged over voter trips to China

By AFP
December 27, 2023

TAIPEI: A Taiwanese man has been charged with violating the island’s election laws by arranging sponsored visits to China ahead of the January poll.

Supporters attend a Kuomintang (KMT) campaign rally ahead of Taiwan´s presidential election in Taipei on December 23, 2023. — AFP
Supporters attend a Kuomintang (KMT) campaign rally ahead of Taiwan´s presidential election in Taipei on December 23, 2023. — AFP

In the first indictment of its kind, prosecutors in southern Kaohsiung city charged the man on Monday over organising trips to five Chinese provinces between May and October.