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Taiwanese prosecutors said Sunday that Lin Te-wang, head of the small Taiwan People's Communist Party, has been detained on suspicion of receiving instructions and funding from Beijing to influence local elections on November 28, including through alleged vote buying. Investigators allege party activists recruited voters for subsidized trips to mainland China, where they received hospitality and benefits intended to sway their votes. Authorities questioned 14 suspects and nine witnesses, and a court approved Lin's detention over concerns that he might flee or interfere with evidence.