China has been enticing active and retired military personnel to help develop espionage organizations or to engage in psychological operations, such as by filming themselves “voluntarily” surrendering to China or signing a promise of their future surrender, he said. In January 2020, Hsiang signed a “pledge of surrender.”Democratic Progressive Party Legislator Wang Ting-yu speaks to reporters in Taipei on Wednesday. The Constitutional Court said it decided not to review the case. In a separate case, eight current and retired military officers have been allegedly leaking classified military information to China since 2021. For example, the government could refuse granting funding to artists and celebrities who have made pro-China statements, Shen added.

Source: Taipei Times November 04, 2024 21:41 UTC