Its armed forces are on alert Taiwanbecause it was revealed that an officer was financed by the Chinaboth to provide information and to ensure that it would be handed over should war break out.
In accordance with bloomberg.com he is an infantry colonel who has reportedly been receiving $1,280 a month from Beijing since 2019, when he was recruited for espionage by a retired Taiwanese soldier.
Thus, the authorities of the island country consider as a suspect the officer who, according to information disseminated by Bloomberg, took a photo holding a signed letter in which he promises to surrender to China if war breaks out.
The defense ministry said the charges against the infantry colonel show “how infiltration and recruitment, intelligence gathering and the theft of secrets by the Chinese Communist Party has become a serious threat.”
She also may not have named the officer, but added that she is taking steps to train her troops, from officers to privates, in Chinese espionage.
Source: News Beast
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