### [2026-10-21](/feed/2026/10/21/index.md)

##### Cross-strait relations
# Taiwanese prosecutors indict five people for allegedly accepting money and planning to injure an anti-Chinese Communist Party comedian in New Taipei City. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-xi-jinping-comedian-huang-attacked-5de1ede690a3881d79f74624e81acf0c)

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