# Taiwan indicts five over plot to run down comedian who mocked Xi

https://mins.news/en/item/109100

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 08:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-indicts-5-attack-comedian-who-satirized-chinas-xi-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad8735fab53aa0001d9bbe7

> Taiwanese prosecutors indicted five people on Wednesday, accusing them of plotting to use a car to run over a comedian whose performances mocked the Chinese government, including President Xi Jinping.

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