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China official, Taiwanese spy had affair: US cable
TAIPEI — A US diplomatic cable released by the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks says former Chinese Finance Minster Jin Renqing was fired in 2007 for having a sexual relationship with a suspected Taiwanese spy.
The reported affair occurred during the administration of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, when bilateral tensions were high because of Beijing’s anger over Chen’s pro-independence policies.
The cable from the US consulate general in Shanghai was dated Sept. 20, 2007. It described the unidentified woman as a promiscuous socialite and said Chinese investigators believed she was a Taiwanese spy.
Taiwan’s intelligence agency declined to comment on Monday.
Taiwan and China split amid civil war in 1949. Beijing continues to claim Taiwan as its own.
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