Taiwanese activist Lee Ming-Che was sentenced to five years in prison by a Chinese court today on charges of "subverting state power."<br /><br />The 42-year-old human-rights activist was arrested on suspicion of subversion when entering China in March and went on trial alongside Mainland Chinese activist Peng Yuhua in September.<br /><br />Both were accused of subverting state power by promoting "Western-style democracy" on social media and messaging platforms.<br /><br />Lee and Peng pleaded guilty and were sentenced respectively to five and seven years imprisonment.
