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Kuomintang attempts to influence research work at Taiwan's Academia Sinica

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Taiwanese research institute Academica Sinica is being targeted by a pro-Chinese influence operation. Kuomintang members of parliament are trying to reorientate its research work.

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China, Taiwan Kuomintang attempts to influence research work at Taiwan's Academia Sinica

Taiwanese research institute Academica Sinica is being targeted by a pro-Chinese influence operation. Kuomintang members of parliament are trying to reorientate its research work.

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