The Yueyang City Intermediate People’s Court in central China handed down the sentence against Lee after finding him guilty of subversion of state power. “Lee Ming-che took the risk despite knowing the dangers,” she said, adding that she was proud of him. He had previously conducted online lectures on Taiwan’s democratization and managed a fund for families of political prisoners in China. Lee’s sentence was “incredibly harsh,” given the accusations against him and the lack of evidence, said Maya Wang, Human Rights Watch’s Hong Kong-based researcher. “China is warning us that even if you are not within Chinese territory, it can incriminate you if you go to China,” Cheng said.

Source: Washington Post November 28, 2017 03:00 UTC