China Tries Spying With Plane, Ship, and Tourists Ahead of Taiwan Missile Test

The suspicious tourists taking photographs were quickly found to be People’s Liberation Army officers in disguise.

A journalist (C) takes a photo of Taiwan's first domestically-produced missile corvette, the 500-ton ship Tuo Chiang (Tuo River), during the vessel's launch ceremony at the naval port at Suao in northeastern Taiwan's Yilan county on December 23, 2014. Benjamin Yeh/AFP/Getty Images

Taiwan was set to test its Patriot missile system, yet officials suspended the tests after they foiled several attempts by the Chinese regime to spy on the tests.

The tests are being held on the restricted Jioupeng Military Base in southern Taiwan.

The Chinese regime’s first spying attempts were among the more bizarre. According to the Taipei Times, several tourists from mainland China were caught spying and taking photographs near Taiwanese military bases and sensitive facilities.

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