The investigation and trial of Taiwan resident Lee Ming-che had been conducted strictly in accordance with the law and legal due process, said a Chinese mainland spokesman on Wednesday.
![Taiwan resident Lee Ming-che stands trial in a court in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, on Monday, September 11, 2017. [Photo provided by the court]](http://images.china.cn/attachement/jpg/site1007/20170913/f44d307d90cc1b23176412.jpg "Taiwan resident Lee Ming-che stands trial in a court in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, on Monday, September 11, 2017. [Photo provided by the court]") |
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Taiwan resident Lee Ming-che stands trial in a court in Yueyang City, Hunan Province, on Monday, September 11, 2017. [Photo provided by the court] |
An Fengshan, spokesperson for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, said at a press conference that the rights and interests of the defendant and his family had been fully protected.
The spokesperson warned that any attempt to politically manipulate or use the case to smear the mainland’s political and legal system would prove futile.
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