Hong Kong bookseller held in China raises $137,500 through crowdfunding to open Taiwan store

TAIPEI - A Hong Kong bookseller who disappeared into Chinese custody for half a year raised more than NT$3.11 million in less than a day on Friday as he tries to open a new store in Taiwan.

Their disappearance - and the abduction of a billionaire from a five-star hotel by suspected Chinese agents - caused widespread alarm in Hong Kong.By Friday evening, over 1,600 people had pledged more than NT$3.11 million, exceeding his target of NT$2.80 million in less than a day. Instead, he skipped bail and went public with explosive testimony detailing how he was blindfolded by mainland police after crossing the border at Shenzhen and spent months being interrogated.

Ties with Beijing have soured since Ms Tsai came to power in 2016 because her party refuses to recognise the idea that Taiwan is part of"one China".

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