Taiwan's ruling party expels 5 members accused of Chinese spying

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te's party expelled on Wednesday five members accused of spying for China, including a former aide to the self-ruled island's national security chief. Among the five accused are a former aide to National Security Council chief Joseph Wu when he was foreign minister, as well as a person who had worked for Lai when he was vice president and then president, the semi-official Central News Agency reported.