Revision of Anti-infiltration Act urgent, MAC saysCHINA THREAT: Of the 127 people indicted since the act’s passage in 2020, only five have been convicted, with the sentences averaging three to six months, MAC saidBy Chen Yu-fu and Shelley Shan / Staff reportersThe Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) yesterday urged lawmakers to approve proposed amendments to the Anti-Infiltration Act (反滲透法) given the light punishments meted out to offenders under current regulations. DPP Legislator Wang Ting-yu (王定宇) said that the act stipulates a maximum sentence, but sets no minimum. “Prosecutors have encountered great difficulties in investigating national security cases that could cause tremendous damage to the country. “There should be a minimum criminal sentence in the act for those who help hostile nations infiltrate Taiwan. This would raise infiltration costs for regimes that threaten our national security,” he said.

Source: Taipei Times January 12, 2026 17:14 UTC