Taiwan announced on Tuesday that it had detained a Chinese citizen on espionage charges after dismantling a scheme to lure both active and retired military personnel into gathering classified information.

Increased Espionage Efforts

Democratically-governed Taiwan , which China views as its territory, has complained that Beijing has stepped up its spying efforts on the island, including in the presidential office, and has taken forceful measures to try and stop it.

The Justice Ministry’s Investigation Bureau said that a Chinese citizen with Hong Kong residency, who it identified only by their family name Ding, had acted under the instructions of the Chinese military to collect classified information.

Ding, who it said visited Taiwan under the pretext of business or tourism activities,

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