Beating of Students in Taiwan Puts Spotlight on Chinese Regime’s Influence

Chinese regime intelligence influences or controls gangs behind the scenes, Taipei-based paper reports

File photo from 2016 showing Chang An-lo, also known as the “White Wolf,” leader of the China Unification Promotion Party and a well-known gang boss in Taiwan. Members of Chang’s party are alleged to have assaulted students following a Sept. 24 protest. Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images

The recent beating of four students in Taiwan has awakened the island nation to a long-running scandal: Taiwanese gangs are the cat’s paw of the Chinese regime, working for unification with the mainland while using violence to subdue those the regime opposes.

The beatings occurred following a demonstration by hundreds of students on Sept. 24 protesting a concert they considered to be Chinese regime propaganda.