Chinese man sentenced for espionage in Taiwan
ROC Central News Agency
2017/09/15 14:50:32
Taipei, Sept. 15 (CNA) The Taipei District Court sentenced a Chinese national Friday to 14 months in prison for violating the National Security Act.
Zhou Hongxu (周泓旭) was found guilty of attempting to bribe a Ministry of Foreign Affairs official in exchange for classified information.
The 29-year old came to Taiwan five years ago as a student enrolled in a National Chengchi University MBA program, after which he briefly returned to China in August of last year before returning as a management investor.
Zhou was detained incommunicado in March after the official he attempted to bribe informed the authorities of his actions, and he was later indicted in July for violation of the National Security Act.
The sentence can be appealed.
The offense carries a sentence of up to five years in prison and a fine of NT$1 million (US$32,735), but the court reportedly gave a more lenient ruling due to the fact that Zhou was unsuccessful in his attempt to get the official to hand over the classified information.
(By Liu Shi-yi and Kuan-lin Liu)
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