Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Former 'council speaker' of Kaohsiung not hiding in China's mainland
Chu An-hsiung, the former "council speaker" in Taiwan's Kaohsiung City is not hiding in China's mainland, and relevant media reports were groundless, said Zhang Mingqing, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China Wednesday.
Chu An-hsiung, the former "council speaker" in Taiwan's Kaohsiung City is not hiding in China's mainland, and relevant media reports were groundless, said Zhang Mingqing, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council of China Wednesday.
Zhang made the remark in response to a question from a Taiwanese reporter at a press conference. Chu, who was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment for buying votes in Taiwan, was reportedby some Taiwanese media to have fled to China's Zhuhai City or Henan Province.
Zhang also briefed reporters on the recent release of a Taiwanese Falun Gong cult follower who had been detained in the mainland for practicing illegal activities.