2021/04/09 17:19 Archived photo of Xiang Xin (right) and his wife Archived photo of Xiang Xin (right) and his wife (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) Chinese businessman Xiang Xin (向心) and his wife Kung Ching (龔青) were barred from leaving Taiwan for eight months after being indicted for money laundering, on top of allegations of spying for China, reports said Friday (April 9). The CEO of China Innovation Investment Ltd. (CIIL, 中國創新投資) and his wife, a board member of the company were first accused of involvement in spying activities in November 2019. While legal proceedings in that case have still not been completed, prosecutors accused them of having transferred NT$300 million (US$10.54 million) in illegal earnings from China to Hong Kong and then into Taiwanese bank accounts. They then used the money to buy luxury property in Taiwan, CNA reported.
Taipei prosecutors indict couple in Chinese spy case
By Jason Pan / Staff reporter
The Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office yesterday charged Xiang Xin (向心), a suspected Chinese intelligence officer, and his wife, Kung Ching (龔青), with money laundering and breaches of the National Security Act (國家安全法) in a case related to self-professed Chinese spy William Wang Liqiang (王立強).
Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) spokesman Chiu Chui-cheng (邱垂正) said that the council respects the judiciary, declining to comment on an individual case.
The Chinese government has been using Taiwan’s democracy and freedoms to infiltrate society, Chiu said, adding that the government must tighten laws when necessary.
Suspected Chinese intelligence officer Xiang Xin, left, and his wife, Kung Ching, right, leave the Taipei District Prosecutors’ Office in an undated photograph.
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The relations between Australia and China have undergone abrupt changes.
In the past six months, their economic ties have taken a sharp downward turn after 10 years of close exchanges.
As part of Beijing’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy, a Chinese official last month posted a fake photograph on social media showing an Australian soldier killing an Afghan child.
Beijing is imposing anti-dumping tariffs of more than 200 percent on Australian wine.
China, which once claimed that it would “blind” the “Five Eyes,” an intelligence-sharing partnership comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US, is now singling out Australia.