Ma Chih-wei

Ma Chih-wei

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Ma Chih-wei is a former independent legislative candidate from Taiwan who was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for accepting funding from Chinese sources to support her election campaign. She was initially a spokeswoman for the Taiwan People’s Party but was expelled after being investigated for alleged campaign finance violations, including receiving cryptocurrency donations from China. The High Court ruled that she violated the Anti-Infiltration Act by accepting money from an infiltrative entity, though she denied breaching national security laws. Her case has attracted significant attention due to its implications for Taiwan's political integrity and security.

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Ma Chih-wei was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for passing classified information to China.

Xu joins list of people jailed over infiltration
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-08-12
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Ma Chih-wei was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison for accepting funding from China during her election campaign.

Supreme Court upholds jail term for candidate
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-07-23
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Ma Chih-wei was sentenced to prison for accepting funding from China to run for office.

High Court sentences former candidate for receiving Chinese funding to run for office
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-16
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