#331 Taiwan's Dark Secret Exposed - Taipei Mayor Goes Down | Ethan Gutmann

About this episode

The episode discusses the corruption charges against former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je and his connections to organ harvesting in China, featuring insights from guest Ethan Gutmann.

Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has been sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges. But his crimes go much deeper, according to our guest Ethan Gutmann. He's out with a new book called The Xinjiang Procedure that delves into Ko Wen-je's connection to organ harvesting in China. You can order it at https://www.amazon.com/Xinjiang-Procedure-Ethan-Gutmann/dp/1968919201

People in this episode

Guest: Ethan Gutmann

Topics covered

• Taiwan
• corruption
• organ harvesting
• politics

Keywords

• Taipei
• Ko Wen-je
• Xinjiang Procedure

Mentioned in this episode

Products: The Xinjiang Procedure

Books & works: The Xinjiang Procedure

Places: Taiwan, Taipei, China

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