China confirms Tsai Chin-shu’s arrest a year on

STILL LOCKED UP: Any reports that contact with Tsai had been lost were fabricated, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang told media

Taipei Times
Date: Sep 26, 2019
By: Chung Li-hua and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer and CNA

China’s Taiwan Affairs Office yesterday confirmed that Tsai Chin-shu (蔡金樹), chairman of the

Southern Taiwan Union of Cross-strait Relations Associations, was “investigated” by Chinese authorities in July last year for allegedly engaging in activity that “endangers national security.”

Tsai’s family members were notified by authorities, office spokesman Ma Xiaoguang (馬曉光) said at a news conference in Beijing.

Media reports that contact with him had been lost were fabricated, Ma said, adding that the authorities handled the case with strict adherence to the law and guaranteed Tsai’s legal rights.

The confirmation came after Shih Chien University chair professor Chiang Min-chin (江岷欽) on Sept. 12 said on a political talk show that Tsai had been taken into custody for “national security reasons” about half a year ago.    [FULL  STORY]