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Taiwanese Diabolo Instructor Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Spying for China

The defendant leaked information about the former Taiwan president’s 2023 visits to Belize and Guatemala, according to prosecutors.
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Taiwanese Diabolo Instructor Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Spying for China
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter carries a Taiwan flag during national day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2021. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
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TAIPEI—A diabolo instructor has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison for spying for China and leaking overseas travel itineraries of a former Taiwanese president.

The Taipei District Court on June 17 sentenced Lu Chi-hsien to six years in prison on one count of violating Taiwan’s National Security Act and six years and eight months on a second count, and stripped him of his civil rights for four years.

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Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based journalist. He covers news in China and Taiwan. He holds a Master's degree in materials science from National Tsing Hua University in Taiwan.
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