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Taiwan Prosecutors Indict Hong Kong Gangster for July Attack on China Expert

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Taiwan prosecutors have indicted a Hong Kong-based gang member for a violent attack on Japanese-Taiwanese researcher Yaita Akio back in July. Yaita, founder of Indo-Pacific Strategy Thinktank, was punched in the face at a Taichung hotel after giving a talk on regional security. Liao was arrested while trying to leave Taiwan. Four other defendants face charges in the attack, which authorities are calling a case of Chinese transnational repression.