Taiwan’s parliament passed a resolution on Dec. 11, highlighting the monitoring and possible rescue of Chinese prisoners of conscience in China.

For the first time, as far as is known, Chung Ting-pang received visitors from outside China, as his wife and a Taiwanese legislator met with him in prison.

New efforts in a rescue campaign calling for the release of Taiwanese citizen detained in China were made recently, ahead of talks between Taiwanese and Chinese officials.

Though Chung’s family has received little assistance from the Taiwanese government for his return, they continue to appeal to the international community.

The Taiwanese government has failed to initiate any real action to secure the return of Taiwanese citizen and Falun Gong practitioner Chung Ting-pang who was arrested by Chinese authorities while on a trip to the mainland.

Taiwanese people and rights groups are calling for more action in refusing entry of suspected human rights abusers from Mainland China.

Over-development in the Tibetan Plateau in recent years has turned swathes of land to desert.

Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua, due to arrive in Taiwan on August 16th, may find himself facing a lawsuit.