taipei taiwan court friday jail mainland chinese man 14 months breach national security laws follow months strain relations china detention national self-ruled island china see taiwan wayward province take back force necessary sever official communications last year pressure president tsai ing-wen whose party traditionally favor independence concede position zhou hongxu formerly student taiwan charge seek arrange meet taiwan government official chinese communist party official outside taiwan return payment taiwan official court document show zhou intentionally jeopardize national security though attempt unsuccessful court say document release verdict zhou meet chinese official 2014 event shanghai 2014 plead guilty lawyer say despite confession trial late describe make improper circumstances appear court friday calm mood dress dark color court reduce sentence take account confession failure bid breach national security say statement monday taiwanese activist li ming-che confess chinese court attempt subvert beijing government videos hear release chinese authorities show although wife refuse recognize court authority li community college teacher know pro-democracy right activism go miss trip mainland china march taiwan jail mainland chinese man national security charge