Taiwan’s ruling party accused 5 members of spying sugar. world News
Taiwan President Lai Ching-Te’s party on Wednesday expelled five members on charges of spying for China, including former ally of the National Security Head of Self-Emocated Island.Beijing and Taipei have been spying on each other for decades, but experts say the danger to Taiwan is more and more at risk of Chinese invasion.The Democratic Progressive Party said its Central Assessment Committee unanimously agreed to expel five members for “party discipline and national security”.The DPP said in a statement, “The current international situation is serious, and Taiwan is facing dangers from the Chinese Communist Party.”“The actions of the people involved in (detective) cases not only violated the laws of our country, but also clearly violated the discipline and main values of our party.”Among the five accused, National Security Council chief Joseph is a former ally of Wu, when he was the Foreign Minister, as well as a person who worked for LAI when he was the vice-president and then the President, by the semi official Central News Agency.The DPP did not say whether five charges were made and no one was available to comment immediately in the office of Taipei District Prosecutors.China claims that the self-conscious Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to anx. Taiwan also accused China of using espionage, cyber attacks and disintegration to weaken its defense.The number of people prosecuted for spying for Beijing has increased rapidly in recent years, showing the main targets, official figures of Taiwan’s army’s retired and serving efforts.The National Security Bureau of Taiwan said that the first 64 people were prosecuted for Chinese espionage last year, while 48 in 2023 and 10 in 2022.In 2024, he included 15 veterans and 28 active service members, with jail sentence reached 20 years.
