Wang was listed as a suspect and released on bail of NT$250,000 (US$8,269) yesterday morning, but authorities would have to wait to talk to Chang Wei, who was not in Taiwan. The investigation has found that about 30 travel agencies allegedly created forged documents and bogus itineraries to help Chinese officials enter Taiwan illegally, colluding with Hung Ching-lin (洪慶淋), a retired journalist formerly with the Chinese-language China Times and the alleged mastermind of the operation, officials said. After his release, Chang An-le told reporters: “My son is running a proper travel agency, which collects service fees from Chinese tourists. He has reportedly registered more than 100 nonprofit organizations and shell companies, which he allegedly used to organize purportedly short-term cross-strait exchange programs. These organizations allegedly used forged documents to apply with the National Immigration Agency for entry permits for Chinese nationals to visit Taiwan on “package tours,” bypassing background checks for people associated with the Chinese government.
