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Beijing Honors Returned Ashes of Taiwan's Communist Spies

4/2/2026

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Beijing confirmed it received cremated remains of Taiwan-based Communist spies and celebrated them as 'patriots' promoting reunification.
Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said the ashes were returned before Ching Ming Festival on April 5.
This return precedes a visit by Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun.
Three spies' ashes have been returned, including Chen Lin, who died in 1950 in Taiwan on a secret mission for the Communist Party.

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Beijing confirmed it received cremated remains of Taiwan-based Communist spies and celebrated them as 'patriots' promoting reunification.
Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said the ashes were returned before Ching Ming Festival on April 5.
This return precedes a visit by Kuomintang chairwoman Cheng Li-wun.
Three spies' ashes have been returned, including Chen Lin, who died in 1950 in Taiwan on a secret mission for the Communist Party.