Court proceedings against 21 protesters began in June 2016. Lin was among the first to be charged with various offenses, along with Chen Wei-ting and Huang Kuo-chang.[2] In a March 2017 Taipei District Court decision, Chen, Huang, and Lin were acquitted of incitement charges.[3]
The DPP endorsed Lin's legislative candidacy in May 2023, for Taipei 3 in the 2024 Taiwanese legislative election.[8] Lin dropped out two weeks later, after media coverage of a 2022 sexual assault allegation against a director hired by the party. Handling of the allegation was said to have been mishandled by Lin's former subordinate Hsu Chia-tien, and Lin said he would assume responsibility as head of the department.[9][10][11]
On May 15, 2024, Lin was appointed deputy secretary-general at Taiwan's National Security Council, effective May 20, 2024, under the leadership of Joseph Wu in the Lai Ching-te administration.[12] He is the youngest individual to hold the position.[13]
Skepticism Toward U.S. Support for Taiwan Harms Regional Security, National Interest, March 15, 2023 (co-authored with Wen Lii)[16]
It’s time the free world commits to the defense of Taiwan, New York Times, August 12, 2022[17]
Americans should stop using Taiwan to score political points against Trump and China, The Washington Post, December 6, 2016 (co-authored with Chen Wei-ting and June Lin)[18]