US EditionTaiwan sentences 4 ex-ruling party members on China spying
Four former Democratic Progressive Party aides sentenced to four to ten years for leaking sensitive diplomatic information and laundering over NT$7 million to Chinese intelligence.
- The Taipei District Court sentenced four former Democratic Progressive Party members for leaking sensitive information to Chinese intelligence officials, with sentences ranging from four to ten years.
- Huang Chu-jung received a ten-year sentence and was fined NT$1 million for violating the Classified National Security Information Protection Act.
- Chiu Shih-yuan received six years and two months, while Wu Shang-yu received four years.
- Taiwan's National Security Bureau reported 64 prosecutions for Chinese espionage last year, highlighting ongoing tensions between Taiwan and China.
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