Taiwanese police shot and injured a man who suspected of placing an explosive device outside the KMT Party headquarters today.

Explosive and electrical storage devices were located just outside the entrance to the Nationalist Party office (KMT) in Tainan. The suspect identified as Wu, from Kaohsiung City, was shot and injured by police and taken to a hospital.

Taiwan will hold elections for the leader and legislature on January 11. The election campaign is taking place vigorously between the Democratic Progressive Democratic Party (DPD) of Thai Anh Van and the Nationalist Party. Polls show that the Thai party is far behind its rivals.

In 2014, DPD leader Tran Thuy Bien was grazed by a bullet while participating in an election campaign event. KMT accused this as a "trick" to help DPD win.

China considers Taiwan a part of its territory waiting for reunification and assumes that the island does not have the right to formally establish relations with any country. Cross-strait relations have become strained since Thai, who opposes the "One China" policy, has headed Taiwan. Meanwhile, the opposition KMT supports the close relationship between the island and the mainland.

Taipei prosecutor's office said on Monday that Taiwan authorities had questioned 10 suspects and raided five locations involving travel companies and civil groups on charges of falsifying documents. mainland Chinese citizens can enter the island under a "professional exchange" license.

Prosecutors refused to provide details of the investigation, but Taiwan media quoted investigating sources as saying that about 5,000 mainland Chinese were believed to have entered Taiwan using the fake line. since 2017, including many officials.