Taiwan Prosecutors Charge Soldier, 2 Others Over Alleged Spying for China

The case highlights the CCP’s efforts to gather intelligence and expand influence operations targeting Taiwan.

Taiwanese sailors salute the island's flag on the deck of the Panshih supply ship after taking part in annual drills, at the Tsoying naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 31, 2018. Mandy Cheng/AFP via Getty Images

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Local prosecutors have indicted three Taiwanese people, including an active-duty soldier, for allegedly passing on military secrets to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) intelligence service.

The Kaohsiung Branch of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office on March 4 announced that the indictments of three defendants surnamed Pan, Huang, and Fang, according to the local Central News Agency (CNA).