Taiwan calls for release of convicted Taiwanese activist in China

Taiwan's government has again called on Beijing to immediately release pro-democracy advocate Lee Ming-che (李明哲) after a Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced him to five years in prison for "subversion of state power."

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