Posted on 12/20/2021 7:59:29 PM PST by RomanSoldier19
Beijing has succeeded in recruiting spies from the island’s armed forces
TAIPEI – For more than 20 years, Xie Xizhang presented himself as a Hong Kong businessman on visits to Taiwan. He now stands accused of having another mission: recruiting spies for China.
On one trip in 2006, Xie met a senior retired Taiwanese navy officer, Chang Pei-ning, over a meal, according to official documents accusing the pair of espionage. Chang would become one of Xie’s agents, the documents allege, helping him penetrate Taiwan’s active military leadership as part of a long-running Chinese operation to build a spy ring among serving and retired military officers.
The Taiwanese officers and their families were allegedly lured by Xie’s offers of all-expenses-paid trips abroad, thousands of dollars in cash payments, and gifts such as silk scarves and belts for their wives. In June 2019, counter-espionage officers moved against Xie’s network, launching raids that uncovered further evidence, according to the documents, which were reviewed by Reuters. Now, Chang is facing espionage charges and a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Xie. According to a person familiar with the case, Xie is not in Taiwan.
The operation detailed in these documents shows how Beijing allegedly sought out commanders in the Taiwan military and induced them to become spies. It comes amid a series of convictions for military espionage in Taiwan in recent years. Those cases reveal that China has mounted a broader campaign to undermine the democratic island’s military and civilian leadership, corrode its will to fight, extract details of high-tech weapons and gain insights into defense planning, according to senior retired Taiwanese military officers and current counter-espionage agents, as well as former U.S. military and intelligence officers with experience in Taiwan.
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Without nukes Taiwan is screwed, simple as that.
That too.
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They’ve penetrated most of our research facilities and Congress - why the surprise with Taiwan?
And our very own Eric Swalwell penetrated his Chinese spy.
Really. What’s new?
Senator Feinstein had a Chinese chauffeur / spy for 20 years. Nothing became of that.
Swalwell on the House Intel Committee was banging Chinese Spy Bang Bang. Nothing came of that.
How many others are there?
Should Read: Chinese spies have penetrated White House, case documents reveal
Did anyone ever doubt that red china had spies on Taiwan? dId anyone ever doubt that taiwan has spies in mainland china? Really?
Almost all of Taiwan’s computers, personal tracking phones, security cams, cell towers, network routers, phone home to China. The only purpose of old school spying, then getting caught, is meant to demoralize further Taiwan’s will to fight, which wasn’t much to start with. Taiwan spends 2% of GDP on their national defense, which is below the global average, mainly to free up funds for socialism. Per Taiwan’s own citizenry, Taiwan isn’t much worth saving.
Re Swalwel banking Rang Fang investigation and “nothing came of that”. Yes, something “came of that”, it was Swalwel.
China has infiltrated the White House, so they won’t be getting help from the US either.
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