# #331 Taiwan's Dark Secret Exposed - Taipei Mayor Goes Down | Ethan Gutmann

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Podcast: [China Unscripted](https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-unscripted-70183)
Published: 2026-03-30T17:21:59+00:00
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## Resource

Former Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je has been sentenced to 17 years in prison on corruption charges. But his crimes go much deeper, according to our guest Ethan Gutmann. He's out with a new book called The Xinjiang Procedure that delves into Ko Wen-je's connection to organ harvesting in China. You can order it at https://www.amazon.com/Xinjiang-Procedure-Ethan-Gutmann/dp/1968919201

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