Taipei, June 6 -- Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has raised concerns over what it described as the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) use of sports exchanges for united front propaganda, following the appearance of top Taiwanese table tennis player Lin Yun-ju at a pre-game event in China that was deemed controversial, as reported by Focus Taiwan.

During a press briefing on Thursday, MAC Deputy Head and spokesperson Liang Wen-chieh said Lin was likely "arranged" to participate in a political display orchestrated by Chinese authorities.

"We believe this was an attempt by the Chinese Communist Party to use the incident for united front propaganda," Liang stated.

Photos and videos widely circulated online on Wednesday showed Lin, Tai...