TAIPEI -- On Sunday morning, as voting began in Hong Kong's district council elections, where pro-democracy forces were about to score a historic victory, Taiwan was buzzing with a new scandal.
The people of Taiwan have become obsessed with a scandal that involves a self-proclaimed Chinese spy, their country's elections and booksellers in Hong Kong. (Nikkei montage/ Source photos by Getty Images and Reuters)
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'China spy' spills secrets that rattle Taiwan and Hong Kong
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