Taipei and Beijing quarrel over arrest in ‘spying’ case

‘A senior Taiwanese official says China does not correctly understand self-ruled Taiwan’s judicial system, days after Beijing accused Taiwan of seeking to stir up tensions by arresting a Chinese national over espionage charges.
Taiwanese authorities detained a Chinese student on suspicion of breaching national security laws on Friday, according to a court official. China’s Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) spokesman Ma Xiaoguang reacted to the detention by describing it as “deliberate fabrication.”
On Monday, Taiwan’s Deputy Justice Minister Chen Ming-tang hit back by saying that the Chinese official’s remarks indicated Beijing’s “misunderstanding of Taiwan’s judicial system and Taiwan’s democratic system.”
“Basically, we will handle this according to law,” Chen said. “We will not make up charges.”’
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