Taiwan detains Communist Party chief over CCP funding

Taiwanese authorities detained Lin Te-wang, founder of the Taiwan People's Communist Party, on suspicion of accepting funding and instructions from China's CCP to influence November 28 local elections. Prosecutors sought detention under Taiwan's Anti-Infiltration Act. The Tainan District Court approved his incommunicado detention. A joint probe questioned 14 suspects and nine witnesses across Tainan and Hsinchu.