Taiwan Affairs Office Avoids Direct Response on Fucha's Release Date
Regarding the release date of Baqi Culture editor-in-chief Fucha (Li Yanhe), China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson avoided a direct response and criticized some media for "repeatedly sensationalizing individual judicial cases."
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Shu-ling, Beijing, 13th) Three years have passed since Baqi Culture editor-in-chief Fucha (Li Yanhe) was arrested in China, and some media have reported that he will be released in May. China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhang Han today did not respond to his specific release date and criticized some media for "repeatedly sensationalizing individual judicial cases."
Liberty Times previously quoted informed sources as reporting that Fucha would be released in May, but due to an additional year of deprivation of political rights, he might not be able to return to Taiwan directly. The report also stated that "the CCP sentenced Fucha to three years for just five books."
China's Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference today, and a Central News Agency reporter asked for clarification on Fucha's specific release date and the date he could leave the country.
Zhang Han only stated that Li Yanhe's case has clear criminal facts, and the judicial organs have openly tried it according to law and will execute the criminal law according to law. She criticized "individual media on the island for repeatedly sensationalizing individual judicial cases, slandering and discrediting the mainland's judicial system, with ulterior motives." She did not disclose Fucha's release date.
After Fucha was arrested by Shanghai state security authorities on March 21, 2023, he was sentenced to three years in prison and one year of deprivation of political rights for "inciting secession." His sentence is due to expire this year, and the outside world is concerned about when he will be released. (Editor: Chen Kai-yu) 1150513
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(Central News Agency reporter Chang Shu-ling, Beijing, 13th) Three years have passed since Baqi Culture editor-in-chief Fucha (Li Yanhe) was arrested in China, and some media have reported that he will be released in May. China's Taiwan Affairs Office spokesperson Zhang Han today did not respond to his specific release date and criticized some media for "repeatedly sensationalizing individual judicial cases."
Liberty Times previously quoted informed sources as reporting that Fucha would be released in May, but due to an additional year of deprivation of political rights, he might not be able to return to Taiwan directly. The report also stated that "the CCP sentenced Fucha to three years for just five books."
China's Taiwan Affairs Office held a regular press conference today, and a Central News Agency reporter asked for clarification on Fucha's specific release date and the date he could leave the country.
Zhang Han only stated that Li Yanhe's case has clear criminal facts, and the judicial organs have openly tried it according to law and will execute the criminal law according to law. She criticized "individual media on the island for repeatedly sensationalizing individual judicial cases, slandering and discrediting the mainland's judicial system, with ulterior motives." She did not disclose Fucha's release date.
After Fucha was arrested by Shanghai state security authorities on March 21, 2023, he was sentenced to three years in prison and one year of deprivation of political rights for "inciting secession." His sentence is due to expire this year, and the outside world is concerned about when he will be released. (Editor: Chen Kai-yu) 1150513
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