TAIPEI: A Taiwan court handed jail terms on Thursday (Sep 25) ranging from four to 10 years to four people, including a former staffer in President Lai Ching-te's office, for spying for China. The four people were charged in June, a month after they were expelled from Lai's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) - which advocates for Taiwan's sovereignty - over suspected espionage. China claims democratic self-ruled Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex it.