The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged Taiwanese to assess the risks of traveling to China after Taiwanese National Party vice chairman Yang Chih-yuan (楊智淵) was reportedly arrested on charges of “endangering national security” and “secession” in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, on Wednesday.
The arrest of the 32-year-old democracy advocate was announced in a report by the state-run China Central Television (CCTV).
Yang was taken into custody by the state security bureau in Wenzhou on Wednesday on charges of being “engaged in separatist activities aimed at Taiwan’s independence,” CCTV reported.
The council said it has yet to receive formal notice of Yang’s arrest.
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Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has urged Taiwanese citizens to assess the risks of visiting China after Taiwanese activist Yang Chih-yuan (楊智淵) was reportedly arrested on national security and anti-secession charges in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province Wednesday.
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