Taipei, May 31 -- A Taiwanese woman has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Chiayi District Court for organising China-subsidised group tours aimed at influencing voter behaviour ahead of Taiwan's 2024 presidential election, reported Focus Taiwan.

The woman, identified as Lin Hsueh-feng, was also stripped of her civil rights for three years for violating the Anti-Infiltration Act and the Presidential and Vice Presidential Election and Recall Act, the court announced Thursday.

Prosecutors said Lin, 54, coordinated multiple trips in 2023 to Zhejiang Province, China, involving local village and ward chiefs from Chiayi. The visits were reportedly arranged in collaboration with the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) of Taizhou City. Parti...