Taiwan Court Sentences Chinese National to 8 Years in Prison for Engaging in CCP’s ‘United Front’ Work

The CCP uses its ‘united front’ strategy to infiltrate political, academic, and business networks in Western countries, advancing its strategic goals.

Taiwanese sailors salute the island's flag on the deck of the Panshih supply ship after taking part in annual drills, at the Tsoying naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 31, 2018. Mandy Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—A naturalized Taiwanese citizen of Chinese origin has been sentenced to eight years in prison for violating Taiwan’s national security law by establishing organizations in Taiwan under the direction of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Zhou Man-zhi, a Chinese national who obtained Taiwan’s citizenship in 2004 after marrying a Taiwanese man, was sentenced on Jan. 20 by the Taiwan High Court’s branch in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung. The sentencing reverses a March ruling that acquitted Zhou due to insufficient evidence.