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Taiwanese man detained for alleged spying for China
AsiaOne – Cheng was accused of trying to lure a former classmate, who is now a military officer, to meet with Chinese officials abroad for money but the officer turned him in to Taiwanese authorities, they said. Prosecutors raided Cheng’s office and homes in southern Taiwan on Wednesday and took him into custody along with his wife early Thursday on suspicion of violating national security law. This marked the second spying case in less than a week, after two former agents were indicted Monday on charges of collecting information for China. Taiwan and China have spied on each other ever since they split in 1949 at the end of a civil war. Beijing still claims the island as its territory awaiting reunification – by force if necessary. Read article
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