Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/10/22
By: Chen Chun-hua and Shih Hsiu-chuan
Taipei, Oct. 22 (CNA) China has been trying to sway next month’s local government
Leu Wen-jong (呂文忠, front, left), head of Taiwan’s Investigation Bureau
elections in Taiwan by employing tactics such as pouring money into the campaign coffers of candidates it favors, Leu Wen-jong (呂文忠), head of Taiwan’s Investigation Bureau, said Monday.
In a legislative committee session, Leu told lawmakers that the bureau has received 33 pieces of intelligence that point to efforts by China to influence the Nov. 24 elections.
Some of the information has been verified as “solid evidence” in four cases of alleged vote-buying currently under investigation by Taiwan prosecutors, he said.
Pressed by lawmakers for details, Leu said Beijing had given money to some candidates’ campaigns, and had invited some influential local community leaders to tour China in return for their backing of China’s favored candidates. [FULL STORY]