Imprisoned former President Chen Shui-bian of the Republic of China in-exile is confined to a small room and has few possessions. Presently at a government hospital in Taipei, while serving a lengthy sentence for alleged corruption, Chen keeps a copy of Incarcerated Taiwan at his bedside. The book, written by law professor Yuan Hong-bing, tells the story of Chen Shui-bing as a political prisoner. Chen is viewed as the victim of collusion between the Kuomintang in Taiwan and the Communist Party in China.