Vikrant Shekhawat : Jan 14, 2025, 01:00 AM
China-Taiwan News: Tensions in relations between China and Taiwan are increasing continuously. In this tense environment, Taiwan's Intelligence Bureau has made an important disclosure about China's espionage activities. According to the Intelligence Bureau, China's main espionage agency is working closely with criminal gangs, shell (fake) companies and other suspicious partners to obtain important information related to Taiwan's security. Due to this, the number of people arrested for alleged espionage on the island has increased rapidly.Taiwan's National Security Bureau reportTaiwan's National Security Bureau has recently released a report, stating that Chinese agents are trying to use Taiwan's 'underworld' network to provide funds to those who have any sensitive information to sell. The roots of these criminal gangs exist since the division between China and Taiwan in 1949.According to the report, China's espionage agency is targeting Taiwan's military and government officials as its main target. Current and retired military personnel are particularly at risk. Through these agents, China is trying to obtain important military plans and security-related information.Tactics being adopted for espionageThe report also revealed that Chinese agents are adopting various tactics for espionage. These include the use of loan companies and fake companies. Apart from this, these activities are also going on under the guise of religious organizations and non-profit groups.Chinese agents often make payments through cryptocurrency so that it is difficult to trace them. Apart from this, old and traditional methods are also being resorted to. These include sexual temptation and pressure to reveal personal information.Case of one-star generalTaiwan's Intelligence Bureau has also given an example of one-star General Lo Hsin-Che. According to the report, Lo Hsin-Che was trapped by Chinese agents while posted in Thailand. He was pressured by sexual temptation and blackmail, due to which he was forced to share sensitive information. This case is a warning to Taiwan about the extent to which China is trying to carry out its espionage activities.Increasing threat to Taiwan's securityThese activities of China are posing a major threat to Taiwan's security. Taiwan's intelligence department has warned that strict measures need to be taken to counter these espionage activities of China.Along with this, Taiwan has instructed its military and government officials to remain vigilant. The Taiwan government has implemented several new policies to thwart these moves of China, so that espionage activities can be stopped.ConclusionDue to the ongoing tension between China and Taiwan, espionage activities are increasing even more. China's main espionage agency has tried to obtain intelligence from Taiwan through criminal gangs and fake companies. This is becoming a major security threat for Taiwan. Taiwan needs to strengthen its security and intelligence system so that these espionage activities of China can be stopped in time.