Soochow University associate professor Hung Chao-cheng speaks at the podium during a hearing on a proposed amendment to the National Security Act at the legislature in Taipei yesterday. Current national security laws make it difficult to convict offenders as they require a clear intent to harm national security or social stability, he said. The proposed amendment would consider an act unlawful if it is deemed on its own to be capable of causing harm, without requiring proof that actual harm occurred. National Chengchi University law professor Yang Yun-hua (楊雲驊) said that military personnel, teachers and civil servants found guilty of national security offenses should receive no pension. The government should not use taxpayers’ money to take care of them when they retire, while they use this money to threaten national security,” Yang said.

Source: Taipei Times March 19, 2026 17:14 UTC