Taiwan charges five men over alleged plot to run over comedian who mocked Xi Jinping

Summary

Taiwanese prosecutors have charged five men over a plot to ram a car into comedian Huang Yi-hao, who made fun of the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping. According to New Taipei prosecutors, a person named 'K' from China paid the five defendants to injure Huang. Taiwan has repeatedly accused China of transnational repression to silence critics on the self-governed island, which Beijing claims as its territory and has vowed to take by force if necessary.

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1. The Guardian

   21 Oct 2026, 16:13 UTCSource ↗

   Taiwanese prosecutors charged five men over a plot to ram a car into comedian Huang Yi-hao, who made fun of the Chinese Communist Party and Xi Jinping, and New Taipei prosecutors say a person named 'K' from China paid the defendants to injure him.