Beijing says cremated spy remains returned from Taiwan are reminder of ‘heroic deeds’

Beijing has confirmed receiving the cremated remains of historic Communist Party spies from Taiwan and hailed historic “martyrs” as encouragement in its pursuit of reunification. Zhang Han, spokeswoman for the mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office, told reporters on Wednesday that the ashes had been returned before the Ching Ming Festival, a tomb-sweeping day, on April 5 and days before the chairwoman of the opposition Kuomintang party, Cheng Li-wun, was expected to visit. “The heroic deeds of these...

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