Bamboo Union

Bamboo Union

The United Bamboo Gang (Chinese: 竹聯幫; pinyin: Zhūliánbāng) is the largest of Taiwan's three main Triads.[citation needed] They are reported to have roughly 10,000 members.[1] The membership consists largely of waishengren, and has close ties to the Kuomintang; they are said to be motivated as much by political ideology as by profit.[2] The gang gained global notoriety when it became directly involved in politics in the early 1980s; alleged gang leader Chen Chi-li and his accomplices Tung Kuei-sen and Wu Tun murdered writer Henry Liu in California in 1984. Chen was arrested in Taiwan, tried, and convicted; however, his life sentence was commuted after seven years, at which point he fled to Cambodia, where he lived until his death.[3] The incident was later portrayed in the 2009 American political thriller film Formosa Betrayed, produced by Will Tiao.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "The List: The World's Most Dangerous Gangs", Foreign Policy, 2008-05-08, http://www.foreignpolicy.com/story/cms.php?story_id=4310, retrieved 2010-04-21 
  2. ^ Chang, Rich (2005-05-08), "Police begin probe into Bamboo Union after airport clash", Taipei Times, http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2005/05/08/2003253653, retrieved 2010-04-21 
  3. ^ O'Neill, Mark (2007-10-24). "King Duck Goes to His Taiwanese Reward". Asia Sentinel. http://www.asiasentinel.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=793&Itemid=31. Retrieved 2007-11-13. 

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