The incident has been a reference point for protesters during the unrest in Hong Kong. Using a South Korean passport, Wang said he meddled in last year’s local elections in Taiwan and claimed there were plans to disrupt the Jan. 11 presidential and legislative elections. He would be the first Chinese intelligence operative to blow his cover. In Hong Kong, calls to the China Innovation Investment Ltd (中國創新投資有限) office went unanswered. It has investments in several companies in Hong Kong and China that are involved in energy storage products, lighting products, energy saving and media terminals.