They were supposed to break his bones for 14,000. dollars as part of political revenge

"The case concerns a serious incident in which the CCP is suspected of using cross-border repression to target lawless elements in our country to suppress dissenting political voices through extreme violence," New Taipei City prosecutors said.

Tracking and accident

As it was established, the Chinese client promised 450,000. Taiwan dollars, or about 14 thousand. dollars for breaking an artist's limbs. The suspects allegedly tracked Huang using GPS and caused an accident in mid-September. The comedian suffered a pelvic injury. Two of the five defendants pleaded guilty.

In May, another incident occurred outside the club where Huang performed. Two men threw paint and feces at the entrance. They were charged with criminal threats and destruction of property.

Criticism of Beijing

The satirist joked on stage about Xi Jinping, comparing him to Winnie the Pooh. He also criticized Beijing's policies during the COVID-19 pandemic and its imposition of restrictive laws on Hong Kong.

"I mocked Xi Jinping on stage in Taiwan for just two and a half minutes, and then I was the target of a feces throwing attack and intentional vehicle collision," Huang wrote on Facebook. “If people are treated this way for criticizing the CCP, which doesn't even govern Taiwan, how can we expect freedom of speech to remain if the CCP ever takes control of the island?” – asked the satirist, appealing to politicians to introduce a law protecting against political violence.

The Council for Mainland China Affairs (a Taiwanese government institution responsible, among others, for Taiwan's policy and relations with mainland China - ed.) and the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the artist's intimidation as a "malicious attempt to impose political silence." They announced the prosecution of people collaborating with foreign, hostile forces.