India, Oct. 29 -- Taipei [Taiwan], October 29 (ANI) In a fresh display of political intimidation, China has launched an investigation against Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Puma Shen for alleged "secession," drawing sharp condemnation from Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC).

The probe marks another attempt by China to wield its internal laws as weapons against Taiwan's democratic leaders and institutions, The Taipei Times reported.

According to The Taipei Times, Chinese authorities claimed that Shen's Kuma Academy, an organisation focused on civil defence education, was a "separatist entity." The investigation, led by the Chongqing Municipal Public Security Bureau, accuses Shen of "activities undermining national uni...