Taiwan Indicts 23 on Charges of Spying for China

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Taiwan's prosecutors have indicted 23 individuals on espionage charges, including eight active military personnel. They are allegedly part of a Chinese espionage network tasked with collecting information on the country's military bases.

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00:00Prosecutors here in Taiwan have indicted 23 people for allegedly spying for China.

00:05They include eight active members of the military, with the highest-ranking officer being an

00:10army captain.

00:11The military personnel involved were from the armed forces and Coast Guard, and they

00:15allegedly spied on Taiwan's military bases.

00:18Prosecutors say the spy ring's leaders were recruited by two Chinese businessmen in 2021

00:23to collect information on Taiwan's military.

00:26The chief suspects are now being held incommunicado.

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