The New Taipei District Court has sentenced a China-born spouse to seven
years in prison after convicting her of campaigning for the Taiwan People's
Party's 2024 presidential ticket under instructions from Beijing.

The court ruled that Xu Chun-ying acted on directives in 2021 to support
T-P-P candidates.

Xu headed an organization representing China-born spouses after naturalizing
as Taiwanese.

According to the court, those directive came from officials working for
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs' Service Center for Cross-Strait Marriages
and Families and the Shanghai branch of the Revolutionary Committee of the
Chinese Kuomintang.

The court said Xu and Chung Chin-ming, the head of an association promoting
cross-strait marriages, became acquainted with the officials during visits to
China and were instructed to support Huang Shan-shan's run for Taipei Mayor
in 2022.

Xu and Chung were found guilty of organizing a support network of foreign
spouses for Huang's campaign and when she lost the election, they were
instructed to build a relationship with then-TPP Chairman Ko Wen-je.

Ko was preparing to stand in the 2024 presidential election at the time.

The court ruling can be appealed.