Retired Taiwan Air Force Colonel Loses Appeal Over 20-Year Sentence for Espionage

Retired Taiwan Air Force Colonel Loses Appeal Over 20-Year Sentence for Espionage
Two armed F-16V fighter jets fly over an air force base in Chiayi, southern Taiwan, on Jan. 5, 2022. Sam Yeh/AFP via Getty Images
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Taiwan’s Supreme Court on June 13 dismissed an appeal by retired Air Force Col. Liu Shengshu, who was convicted of spying for China and successfully recruiting six military officers, according to a report from Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA). Mr. Liu was sentenced to 20 years in prison in October 2023.

After retiring in 2013, Liu engaged in business in China where he was recruited by Chinese intelligence agencies to return to Taiwan and gather military intelligence.