00:00A China-born woman who once almost became a legislative candidate for the Taiwan People's Party
00:06has been detained on suspicion of China-backed election interference.
00:12Prosecutors say Xu Chunying, who has lived in Taiwan for 30 years,
00:18took money from China to help then-TPP chair Ko Wen-zhe's 2024 presidential campaign.
00:25They say she also supported an independent politician's run for Taipei mayor in 2022.
00:32Neither candidates won, but they did split a vote in highly contentious elections.
00:38Xu is also facing investigation for illegally transferring money between China and Taiwan and defrauding banks.
00:46The TPP says it doesn't know the reasons for Xu's detention and urged prosecutors to follow due process.
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