Taiwan officials demanded Friday that
China disclose information about the disappearance of a Taiwanese man who had reportedly distributed photos of Chinese troops massing equipment just outside protest-racked Hong Kong.
Friends and family have been unable to reach Lee Meng-chu, a volunteer activity organizer with a small township in southern Taiwan, for 10 days, the Taiwan government's Mainland Affairs Council said after receiving pleas for help from Lee's family members.
Communist Party-ruled China often detains people over political matters and may hold them in an unknown location for several months if they are suspected of threatening national security.